Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 856 · 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.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) crouch before a jump (d) ball squashes on landing
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) ball squashes on landing (d) slow move, more frames
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
7. 7.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) double each time (c) stay about the same (d) shrink to nothing
8. 8.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a breath before a shout (d) tail wags after a halt
9. 9.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
10. 10.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a lift starts gently (d) more frames near stops
13. 13.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) ears flop after landing
14. 14.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these shows arcs? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a leaping fish curves (c) ears flop after landing (d) more frames near stops
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a thrown ball curves (c) cape keeps moving on (d) tail wags after a halt
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) ball squashes on landing (d) arm pulls back to throw
20. 20.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a leaping fish curves (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cape keeps moving on
23. 23.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a head turns in a curve (c) cape keeps moving on (d) hair swings after a stop
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a head turns in a curve
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
26. 26.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
27. 27.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) timing
28. 28.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) slow move, more frames (c) a head turns in a curve (d) more frames near stops
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) slow move, more frames (d) hair swings after a stop
31. 31.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
33. 33.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a head turns in a curve (d) crouch before a jump
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) heavy things move slowly (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) cat stretches mid-leap
36. 36.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) wind-up before a kick (c) tail wags after a halt (d) heavy things move slowly
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a breath before a shout (c) a leaping fish curves (d) crouch before a jump
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch

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