Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 700 · 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 slow in and slow out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) tail wags after a halt (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a car eases to a stop
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a leaping fish curves
3. 3.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
4. 4.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
7. 7.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
8. 8.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a car eases to a stop (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a leaping fish curves
9. 9.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a lift starts gently (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a thrown ball curves
10. 10.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) ears flop after landing
12. 12.Which of these is about timing? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cape keeps moving on (c) heavy things move slowly (d) crouch before a jump
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
14. 14.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) double each time (c) change colour (d) stay about the same
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a car eases to a stop
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
18. 18.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a thrown ball curves (c) ears flop after landing (d) a head turns in a curve
19. 19.Which of these is about timing? (a) a lift starts gently (b) cape keeps moving on (c) ears flop after landing (d) fast move, fewer frames
20. 20.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) ears flop after landing (c) more frames near stops (d) cape keeps moving on
22. 22.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a lift starts gently (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a jelly squishes flat
24. 24.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) timing
26. 26.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
28. 28.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
30. 30.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) ball squashes on landing (d) hair swings after a stop
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a breath before a shout (d) fast move, fewer frames
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a thrown ball curves
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
38. 38.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) ball squashes on landing (d) heavy things move slowly

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