Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 794 · 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 animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
2. 2.Which of these is about timing? (a) a breath before a shout (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) fast move, fewer frames
3. 3.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) follow-through
4. 4.Which of these shows arcs? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a lift starts gently (c) a head turns in a curve (d) cheeks squash in a grin
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) arcs
6. 6.🎬 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
7. 7.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a car eases to a stop (c) cape keeps moving on (d) tail wags after a halt
9. 9.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) crouch before a jump (d) a breath before a shout
10. 10.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) crouch before a jump (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a head turns in a curve
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
13. 13.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) ears flop after landing (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a leaping fish curves
15. 15.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
16. 16.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a leaping fish curves (d) fast move, fewer frames
17. 17.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
19. 19.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a breath before a shout
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) crouch before a jump (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) heavy things move slowly
24. 24.🎬 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
25. 25.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a breath before a shout
26. 26.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) hair swings after a stop (c) cape keeps moving on (d) ears flop after landing
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
29. 29.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
31. 31.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) ears flop after landing (c) a lift starts gently (d) hair swings after a stop
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a breath before a shout (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) hair swings after a stop
36. 36.Which of these is about timing? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a head turns in a curve (c) arm swings in a curve (d) hair swings after a stop
37. 37.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cat stretches mid-leap
39. 39.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a breath before a shout (d) arm swings in a curve

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