Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 621 · 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: “ball squashes on landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) ball squashes on landing (c) arm swings in a curve (d) fast move, fewer frames
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) crouch before a jump (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) tail wags after a halt (c) arm swings in a curve (d) hair swings after a stop
7. 7.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a thrown ball curves (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) arm swings in a curve
10. 10.Which of these is about timing? (a) slow move, more frames (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a breath before a shout (d) a thrown ball curves
11. 11.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) stay about the same (c) change colour (d) double each time
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
13. 13.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) more frames near stops (c) a lift starts gently (d) a car eases to a stop
17. 17.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
19. 19.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
20. 20.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a head turns in a curve (c) slow move, more frames (d) more frames near stops
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) more frames near stops
22. 22.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) wind-up before a kick (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) hair swings after a stop
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) wind-up before a kick (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a jelly squishes flat
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a lift starts gently (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a car eases to a stop
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a lift starts gently (c) more frames near stops (d) a leaping fish curves
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) follow-through
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) timing
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) cape keeps moving on (d) slow move, more frames
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
32. 32.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) hair swings after a stop (d) wind-up before a kick
33. 33.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a car eases to a stop (d) crouch before a jump
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) ball squashes on landing (d) tail wags after a halt
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) slow move, more frames (c) a head turns in a curve (d) fast move, fewer frames
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) timing
37. 37.True or false: “crouch before a jump” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) crouch before a jump (c) a lift starts gently (d) ball squashes on landing
40. 40.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True

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