Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 654 · 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: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) crouch before a jump (c) wind-up before a kick (d) arm pulls back to throw
3. 3.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
9. 9.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is about timing? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) more frames near stops (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a breath before a shout
12. 12.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a breath before a shout (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) ears flop after landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
13. 13.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎬 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) more frames near stops (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a lift starts gently
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a jelly squishes flat
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a thrown ball curves
18. 18.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) cape keeps moving on (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) wind-up before a kick
19. 19.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
21. 21.True or false: “a lift starts gently” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
24. 24.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ears flop after landing (b) arm swings in a curve (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a lift starts gently
26. 26.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is about timing? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a lift starts gently (c) slow move, more frames (d) a breath before a shout
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) wind-up before a kick (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a breath before a shout
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
30. 30.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
32. 32.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) wind-up before a kick
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
34. 34.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) more frames near stops
35. 35.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
36. 36.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) crouch before a jump (c) a lift starts gently (d) cape keeps moving on
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
38. 38.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a breath before a shout (c) tail wags after a halt (d) slow move, more frames
39. 39.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is about timing? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a breath before a shout (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) wind-up before a kick

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