Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 814 · 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.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) change colour (c) stay about the same (d) double each time
2. 2.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ears flop after landing (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a breath before a shout (d) fast move, fewer frames
3. 3.🔍 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
4. 4.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a lift starts gently (c) a car eases to a stop (d) arm pulls back to throw
6. 6.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) slow move, more frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) arm pulls back to throw
7. 7.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
8. 8.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
10. 10.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) ears flop after landing (c) more frames near stops (d) fast move, fewer frames
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) cape keeps moving on (d) heavy things move slowly
12. 12.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
13. 13.Which of these shows arcs? (a) slow move, more frames (b) tail wags after a halt (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) arm swings in a curve
14. 14.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
15. 15.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) slow move, more frames (c) crouch before a jump (d) a leaping fish curves
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a thrown ball curves (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a head turns in a curve
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) arcs
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
19. 19.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) slow move, more frames (b) crouch before a jump (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a breath before a shout
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
21. 21.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a head turns in a curve
23. 23.🎬 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a thrown ball curves
25. 25.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a car eases to a stop (c) ears flop after landing (d) cape keeps moving on
26. 26.Which of these is about timing? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a breath before a shout (c) wind-up before a kick (d) fast move, fewer frames
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a car eases to a stop (d) fast move, fewer frames
29. 29.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a breath before a shout
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
31. 31.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) crouch before a jump (d) ball squashes on landing
33. 33.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) slow move, more frames (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a thrown ball curves
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) ears flop after landing (d) ball squashes on landing
36. 36.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
38. 38.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a breath before a shout
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
40. 40.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False

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