Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 740 · 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.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is about timing? (a) crouch before a jump (b) hair swings after a stop (c) slow move, more frames (d) arm pulls back to throw
3. 3.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎬 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
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
6. 6.True or false: “crouch before a jump” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a breath before a shout (c) crouch before a jump (d) a jelly squishes flat
8. 8.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a lift starts gently (c) a car eases to a stop (d) heavy things move slowly
10. 10.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
13. 13.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎬 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
15. 15.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a leaping fish curves (c) hair swings after a stop (d) ball squashes on landing
17. 17.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs
18. 18.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
19. 19.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ears flop after landing (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a lift starts gently (d) more frames near stops
20. 20.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) anticipation
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a breath before a shout (c) heavy things move slowly (d) slow move, more frames
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a car eases to a stop (d) ball squashes on landing
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a thrown ball curves (c) heavy things move slowly (d) slow move, more frames
27. 27.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a thrown ball curves (d) fast move, fewer frames
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) hair swings after a stop (d) arm pulls back to throw
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
35. 35.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) arm pulls back to throw
38. 38.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a breath before a shout
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
40. 40.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through

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