Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 85 · 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 of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) tail wags after a halt (d) wind-up before a kick
2. 2.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) stay about the same (c) change colour (d) double each time
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a car eases to a stop (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a lift starts gently
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
5. 5.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
6. 6.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
9. 9.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) cape keeps moving on (c) hair swings after a stop (d) crouch before a jump
12. 12.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) follow-through
14. 14.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a breath before a shout (d) a lift starts gently
15. 15.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) follow-through
16. 16.Which of these shows arcs? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) slow move, more frames (c) more frames near stops (d) arm swings in a curve
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) crouch before a jump (c) a head turns in a curve (d) arm pulls back to throw
18. 18.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a lift starts gently (c) more frames near stops (d) ball squashes on landing
20. 20.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a car eases to a stop (d) cat stretches mid-leap
21. 21.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
23. 23.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
24. 24.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a thrown ball curves (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a lift starts gently
25. 25.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) ears flop after landing (d) slow move, more frames
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a lift starts gently (d) more frames near stops
28. 28.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ears flop after landing (b) wind-up before a kick (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a thrown ball curves
29. 29.True or false: “slow move, more frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) slow in and slow out
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
34. 34.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) cape keeps moving on (c) ears flop after landing (d) hair swings after a stop
37. 37.Which of these shows arcs? (a) more frames near stops (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) wind-up before a kick
38. 38.True or false: “a lift starts gently” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
40. 40.Which of these is about timing? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) wind-up before a kick (d) cheeks squash in a grin

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