Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 709 · 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) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a lift starts gently (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) arm swings in a curve
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) ball squashes on landing (c) slow move, more frames (d) cat stretches mid-leap
3. 3.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) slow move, more frames (c) more frames near stops (d) tail wags after a halt
4. 4.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) hair swings after a stop (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a breath before a shout
6. 6.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a thrown ball curves (d) cheeks squash in a grin
7. 7.Which of these is about timing? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) cape keeps moving on (c) crouch before a jump (d) arm pulls back to throw
8. 8.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) crouch before a jump (c) a leaping fish curves (d) hair swings after a stop
9. 9.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
10. 10.Which of these shows arcs? (a) slow move, more frames (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) more frames near stops (d) a leaping fish curves
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) wind-up before a kick (c) ears flop after landing (d) a breath before a shout
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs
13. 13.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
14. 14.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) ears flop after landing (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cat stretches mid-leap
16. 16.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ears flop after landing (b) arm swings in a curve (c) ball squashes on landing (d) hair swings after a stop
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) more frames near stops (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a lift starts gently
22. 22.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a car eases to a stop
25. 25.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
27. 27.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
28. 28.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) anticipation
30. 30.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
33. 33.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) double each time (c) shrink to nothing (d) change colour
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
36. 36.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a jelly squishes flat
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
39. 39.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) more frames near stops (c) a lift starts gently (d) a jelly squishes flat

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