Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 611 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cape keeps moving on (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cat stretches mid-leap
2. 2.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) fast move, fewer frames
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a jelly squishes flat
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) ears flop after landing (c) hair swings after a stop (d) more frames near stops
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) arm pulls back to throw
6. 6.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) more frames near stops (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a breath before a shout
7. 7.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a car eases to a stop
9. 9.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a lift starts gently (c) a head turns in a curve (d) more frames near stops
11. 11.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a breath before a shout
14. 14.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a head turns in a curve (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) wind-up before a kick
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
17. 17.Which of these shows arcs? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) heavy things move slowly (c) slow move, more frames (d) cape keeps moving on
18. 18.Which of these is about timing? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) crouch before a jump (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) wind-up before a kick
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
21. 21.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) timing
23. 23.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a head turns in a curve
24. 24.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) timing
28. 28.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a head turns in a curve
30. 30.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a breath before a shout (d) cape keeps moving on
32. 32.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a lift starts gently (c) crouch before a jump (d) fast move, fewer frames
33. 33.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
34. 34.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is about timing? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) hair swings after a stop (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a leaping fish curves
37. 37.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
38. 38.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) hair swings after a stop (c) crouch before a jump (d) a lift starts gently
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) cape keeps moving on (c) hair swings after a stop (d) tail wags after a halt
40. 40.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) stay about the same (c) shrink to nothing (d) change colour

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