Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 691 · 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 of these shows follow-through? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a thrown ball curves (c) hair swings after a stop (d) wind-up before a kick
2. 2.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) shrink to nothing (c) change colour (d) double each time
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) slow move, more frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) fast move, fewer frames
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
6. 6.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
8. 8.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) crouch before a jump (d) tail wags after a halt
9. 9.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a car eases to a stop
11. 11.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
13. 13.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ears flop after landing (b) more frames near stops (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) wind-up before a kick
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) cat stretches mid-leap
15. 15.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
16. 16.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
17. 17.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
20. 20.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is about timing? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a leaping fish curves (c) heavy things move slowly (d) ball squashes on landing
23. 23.Which of these is about timing? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) cape keeps moving on (c) crouch before a jump (d) cheeks squash in a grin
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) timing
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a thrown ball curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) crouch before a jump
26. 26.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a lift starts gently (b) more frames near stops (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) wind-up before a kick
27. 27.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs
30. 30.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cape keeps moving on
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
33. 33.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) hair swings after a stop (c) slow move, more frames (d) heavy things move slowly
35. 35.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
39. 39.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) tail wags after a halt (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a car eases to a stop
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation

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