Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 81 · 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 principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
2. 2.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a lift starts gently (c) more frames near stops (d) ears flop after landing
3. 3.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) more frames near stops (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cape keeps moving on (d) arm pulls back to throw
4. 4.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
5. 5.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) slow move, more frames (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a car eases to a stop (d) cape keeps moving on
9. 9.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a lift starts gently (d) a car eases to a stop
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) tail wags after a halt (c) ears flop after landing (d) a thrown ball curves
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) anticipation
12. 12.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
13. 13.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a car eases to a stop (c) slow move, more frames (d) cape keeps moving on
14. 14.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎬 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) more frames near stops
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
18. 18.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) slow move, more frames (c) arm swings in a curve (d) fast move, fewer frames
19. 19.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a lift starts gently (d) slow move, more frames
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a breath before a shout (c) more frames near stops (d) crouch before a jump
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
25. 25.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
27. 27.Which of these is about timing? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a head turns in a curve (c) ears flop after landing (d) a jelly squishes flat
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) crouch before a jump (d) wind-up before a kick
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
31. 31.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
32. 32.Which of these is about timing? (a) more frames near stops (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) heavy things move slowly (d) wind-up before a kick
33. 33.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) crouch before a jump
35. 35.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a breath before a shout (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a lift starts gently
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
37. 37.🎬 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
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) heavy things move slowly (c) tail wags after a halt (d) ears flop after landing
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through

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