Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 684 · 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) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
2. 2.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) stay about the same (c) shrink to nothing (d) change colour
3. 3.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) arcs
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
7. 7.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) ears flop after landing (d) tail wags after a halt
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) arm swings in a curve (d) ears flop after landing
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cape keeps moving on (c) hair swings after a stop (d) slow move, more frames
12. 12.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a breath before a shout
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) follow-through
14. 14.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a thrown ball curves (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a leaping fish curves
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
17. 17.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) ears flop after landing (c) cape keeps moving on (d) tail wags after a halt
19. 19.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a car eases to a stop (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a jelly squishes flat
20. 20.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a head turns in a curve (d) tail wags after a halt
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a head turns in a curve (d) heavy things move slowly
23. 23.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
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) cheeks squash in a grin
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) crouch before a jump (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a jelly squishes flat
26. 26.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a lift starts gently (c) ears flop after landing (d) ball squashes on landing
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
28. 28.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) timing
30. 30.Which of these is about timing? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) slow move, more frames (d) arm swings in a curve
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
32. 32.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
34. 34.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
35. 35.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) hair swings after a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) cape keeps moving on
38. 38.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is about timing? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) arm swings in a curve
40. 40.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) ball squashes on landing (c) ears flop after landing (d) a leaping fish curves

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