Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 830 · 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) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
3. 3.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a car eases to a stop (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a jelly squishes flat
4. 4.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) timing
6. 6.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
8. 8.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
10. 10.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) wind-up before a kick (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) crouch before a jump
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a breath before a shout
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) cape keeps moving on (d) hair swings after a stop
15. 15.Which of these is about timing? (a) a breath before a shout (b) ball squashes on landing (c) slow move, more frames (d) a jelly squishes flat
16. 16.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a leaping fish curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a head turns in a curve
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
21. 21.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a lift starts gently (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a jelly squishes flat
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
26. 26.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) more frames near stops (b) tail wags after a halt (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) ears flop after landing
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a leaping fish curves (d) arm swings in a curve
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a breath before a shout (c) crouch before a jump (d) arm pulls back to throw
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cheeks squash in a grin
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cape keeps moving on
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
35. 35.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) crouch before a jump
36. 36.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these shows arcs? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a lift starts gently (c) a thrown ball curves (d) wind-up before a kick
38. 38.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a breath before a shout (c) wind-up before a kick (d) ball squashes on landing
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) tail wags after a halt (c) heavy things move slowly (d) hair swings after a stop

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