Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 813 · 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) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) heavy things move slowly
2. 2.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
4. 4.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) shrink to nothing (c) change colour (d) stay about the same
5. 5.🎬 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a breath before a shout (d) hair swings after a stop
7. 7.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) more frames near stops (c) cape keeps moving on (d) tail wags after a halt
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
12. 12.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a car eases to a stop (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a thrown ball curves
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a leaping fish curves (c) heavy things move slowly (d) slow move, more frames
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
15. 15.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) tail wags after a halt (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) heavy things move slowly
17. 17.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) more frames near stops
18. 18.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a lift starts gently (b) ears flop after landing (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) crouch before a jump
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) timing
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
22. 22.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
23. 23.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
25. 25.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these shows arcs? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) arm swings in a curve (c) more frames near stops (d) ball squashes on landing
27. 27.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) heavy things move slowly
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a lift starts gently (c) more frames near stops (d) fast move, fewer frames
31. 31.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
32. 32.Which of these is about timing? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) ears flop after landing (d) a car eases to a stop
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
34. 34.Which of these is about timing? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a breath before a shout (d) heavy things move slowly
35. 35.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is about timing? (a) more frames near stops (b) a breath before a shout (c) tail wags after a halt (d) slow move, more frames
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) cape keeps moving on (d) ears flop after landing
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) arm swings in a curve (c) heavy things move slowly (d) slow move, more frames

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