Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 766 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a lift starts gently (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a breath before a shout
2. 2.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) change colour (c) shrink to nothing (d) stay about the same
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a breath before a shout
4. 4.Which of these shows arcs? (a) more frames near stops (b) a thrown ball curves (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a jelly squishes flat
5. 5.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
7. 7.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) ball squashes on landing (c) hair swings after a stop (d) fast move, fewer frames
8. 8.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎬 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
10. 10.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) wind-up before a kick (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) cat stretches mid-leap
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a head turns in a curve (d) tail wags after a halt
13. 13.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a head turns in a curve (d) hair swings after a stop
16. 16.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ears flop after landing (b) arm swings in a curve (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a jelly squishes flat
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
20. 20.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
21. 21.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) ball squashes on landing (c) hair swings after a stop (d) more frames near stops
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
23. 23.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a thrown ball curves (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a head turns in a curve
25. 25.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) crouch before a jump (c) wind-up before a kick (d) heavy things move slowly
27. 27.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) crouch before a jump (b) ears flop after landing (c) wind-up before a kick (d) cat stretches mid-leap
29. 29.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
30. 30.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) follow-through
32. 32.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) ears flop after landing (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a breath before a shout
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a breath before a shout (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) crouch before a jump
34. 34.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) cape keeps moving on (c) ears flop after landing (d) hair swings after a stop
36. 36.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) crouch before a jump (b) cape keeps moving on (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a car eases to a stop
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a breath before a shout
38. 38.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False

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