Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 60 · 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.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) change colour (c) double each time (d) shrink to nothing
2. 2.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
3. 3.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) tail wags after a halt (c) more frames near stops (d) cheeks squash in a grin
5. 5.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) crouch before a jump (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) ears flop after landing
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a lift starts gently (d) arm swings in a curve
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) crouch before a jump (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) heavy things move slowly
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a car eases to a stop
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) arcs (d) follow-through
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
13. 13.Which of these is about timing? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) tail wags after a halt (c) cape keeps moving on (d) fast move, fewer frames
14. 14.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) slow move, more frames
17. 17.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) crouch before a jump (d) a thrown ball curves
18. 18.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
20. 20.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a head turns in a curve (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) ears flop after landing
21. 21.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) cheeks squash in a grin
23. 23.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) more frames near stops (c) crouch before a jump (d) a jelly squishes flat
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) arm swings in a curve
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
27. 27.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) crouch before a jump (b) ears flop after landing (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a thrown ball curves
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) wind-up before a kick (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a breath before a shout
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
32. 32.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
35. 35.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) hair swings after a stop (d) ball squashes on landing
37. 37.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) arm swings in a curve (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a leaping fish curves
38. 38.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs

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