Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 598 · 40 questions

Creator's tip (Six principles): Squash and stretch = bending shape (the amount stays the same); anticipation = getting ready first. Timing = how many frames a move takes; follow-through = loose parts keep moving after a stop. Slow in and slow out = more frames near the start and end; arcs = curved paths.

1. 1.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cheeks squash in a grin
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a breath before a shout (d) fast move, fewer frames
5. 5.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
7. 7.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
9. 9.Which of these is about timing? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) heavy things move slowly
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
11. 11.Which of these shows arcs? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a car eases to a stop (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a thrown ball curves
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
13. 13.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a leaping fish curves
14. 14.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) crouch before a jump (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a lift starts gently
15. 15.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a car eases to a stop (d) arm swings in a curve
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
18. 18.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
21. 21.True or false: “a breath before a shout” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
24. 24.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a breath before a shout (c) tail wags after a halt (d) slow move, more frames
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) heavy things move slowly (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) ball squashes on landing
26. 26.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
27. 27.Which of these is about timing? (a) ears flop after landing (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) slow move, more frames (d) ball squashes on landing
28. 28.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) tail wags after a halt (d) ears flop after landing
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) arm pulls back to throw
32. 32.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a lift starts gently (b) more frames near stops (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a thrown ball curves
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
34. 34.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) timing
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a breath before a shout (d) arm pulls back to throw
38. 38.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) timing
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a leaping fish curves (d) cheeks squash in a grin

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