Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 650 · 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 animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
2. 2.Which of these is about timing? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a lift starts gently (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) arm swings in a curve
3. 3.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) crouch before a jump (d) ball squashes on landing
6. 6.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
7. 7.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a car eases to a stop (d) tail wags after a halt
8. 8.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) ball squashes on landing (c) arm swings in a curve (d) crouch before a jump
9. 9.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a leaping fish curves (c) slow move, more frames (d) cheeks squash in a grin
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) wind-up before a kick (d) crouch before a jump
13. 13.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
14. 14.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a thrown ball curves (d) cheeks squash in a grin
15. 15.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a jelly squishes flat
16. 16.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) hair swings after a stop (d) fast move, fewer frames
17. 17.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) timing
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) slow move, more frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) fast move, fewer frames
20. 20.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
22. 22.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) crouch before a jump (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cat stretches mid-leap
23. 23.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a breath before a shout (c) wind-up before a kick (d) crouch before a jump
27. 27.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a lift starts gently (c) crouch before a jump (d) tail wags after a halt
28. 28.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) cape keeps moving on
30. 30.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) crouch before a jump (c) ears flop after landing (d) ball squashes on landing
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) slow move, more frames (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) arm pulls back to throw
34. 34.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
36. 36.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) cape keeps moving on (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) slow move, more frames
37. 37.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a head turns in a curve (c) wind-up before a kick (d) arm pulls back to throw
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation

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