Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 761 · 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: “ears flop after landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) ears flop after landing (c) hair swings after a stop (d) heavy things move slowly
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) ball squashes on landing (c) ears flop after landing (d) hair swings after a stop
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
5. 5.Which of these is about timing? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) slow move, more frames (d) more frames near stops
6. 6.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a lift starts gently (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) arm swings in a curve (d) crouch before a jump
7. 7.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a head turns in a curve (c) slow move, more frames (d) heavy things move slowly
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
10. 10.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) crouch before a jump (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) more frames near stops (d) a head turns in a curve
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) follow-through
12. 12.Which of these shows arcs? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) crouch before a jump (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a thrown ball curves
13. 13.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎬 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
15. 15.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) more frames near stops (d) a car eases to a stop
16. 16.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a lift starts gently (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) hair swings after a stop (d) wind-up before a kick
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a leaping fish curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a thrown ball curves
19. 19.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a lift starts gently (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a car eases to a stop
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
22. 22.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
23. 23.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) follow-through
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
27. 27.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a breath before a shout (d) ball squashes on landing
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a car eases to a stop
29. 29.Which of these is about timing? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) wind-up before a kick (d) cheeks squash in a grin
30. 30.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a leaping fish curves (c) crouch before a jump (d) wind-up before a kick
31. 31.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) more frames near stops (c) a lift starts gently (d) wind-up before a kick
33. 33.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) hair swings after a stop (d) heavy things move slowly
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) cape keeps moving on
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) more frames near stops (c) slow move, more frames (d) a car eases to a stop
37. 37.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
39. 39.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs

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