Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 64 · 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.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
2. 2.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
4. 4.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) crouch before a jump (c) a breath before a shout (d) slow move, more frames
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) arcs
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
8. 8.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is about timing? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) more frames near stops (c) hair swings after a stop (d) slow move, more frames
10. 10.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) wind-up before a kick
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) more frames near stops (d) cape keeps moving on
13. 13.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) ears flop after landing (d) ball squashes on landing
14. 14.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) double each time (c) shrink to nothing (d) change colour
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) hair swings after a stop (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cape keeps moving on
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
19. 19.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
21. 21.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
22. 22.Which of these is about timing? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) ears flop after landing
23. 23.True or false: “ears flop after landing” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) more frames near stops (d) a car eases to a stop
26. 26.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a thrown ball curves
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) follow-through
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
31. 31.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a thrown ball curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) heavy things move slowly
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
34. 34.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) slow move, more frames (c) a thrown ball curves (d) arm pulls back to throw
35. 35.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a thrown ball curves (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) arm pulls back to throw
36. 36.Which of these shows arcs? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a head turns in a curve (d) crouch before a jump
37. 37.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a thrown ball curves (c) ears flop after landing (d) fast move, fewer frames
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
40. 40.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) more frames near stops (b) arm swings in a curve (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) crouch before a jump

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