Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 625 · 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 principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
2. 2.Which of these is about timing? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a breath before a shout (c) slow move, more frames (d) tail wags after a halt
3. 3.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a car eases to a stop (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) ball squashes on landing
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) timing
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) crouch before a jump (c) hair swings after a stop (d) ears flop after landing
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a head turns in a curve
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) ears flop after landing (c) a car eases to a stop (d) cape keeps moving on
10. 10.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ears flop after landing (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a leaping fish curves (d) tail wags after a halt
11. 11.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) tail wags after a halt (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) slow move, more frames
12. 12.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a breath before a shout (c) more frames near stops (d) a thrown ball curves
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) more frames near stops (d) a lift starts gently
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
15. 15.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
17. 17.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is about timing? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) heavy things move slowly (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a jelly squishes flat
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) ears flop after landing (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a breath before a shout
20. 20.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a leaping fish curves (d) arm swings in a curve
21. 21.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a lift starts gently (d) cheeks squash in a grin
22. 22.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
24. 24.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) cape keeps moving on
27. 27.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
29. 29.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) ball squashes on landing
33. 33.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
35. 35.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
39. 39.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) stay about the same (c) shrink to nothing (d) double each time
40. 40.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) arm swings in a curve

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