Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 803 · 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: “slow move, more frames”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) arcs
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a lift starts gently (c) a car eases to a stop (d) more frames near stops
3. 3.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) ears flop after landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
5. 5.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) hair swings after a stop (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) ears flop after landing
6. 6.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
7. 7.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
8. 8.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) stay about the same (c) double each time (d) shrink to nothing
9. 9.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a breath before a shout (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a thrown ball curves
10. 10.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
13. 13.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
15. 15.Which of these is about timing? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a leaping fish curves (d) fast move, fewer frames
16. 16.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a lift starts gently (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) cheeks squash in a grin
20. 20.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) hair swings after a stop (c) wind-up before a kick (d) crouch before a jump
21. 21.Which of these shows arcs? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) wind-up before a kick (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) arm swings in a curve
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a breath before a shout
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) ears flop after landing (c) hair swings after a stop (d) ball squashes on landing
24. 24.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) ears flop after landing (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a head turns in a curve
26. 26.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) tail wags after a halt (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) slow move, more frames
28. 28.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a car eases to a stop (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) slow move, more frames
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) more frames near stops (c) tail wags after a halt (d) hair swings after a stop
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) slow move, more frames
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a breath before a shout (d) heavy things move slowly
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
34. 34.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) hair swings after a stop (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a lift starts gently
40. 40.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True

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