Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 858 · 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.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
3. 3.True or false: “a breath before a shout” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) arcs
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a head turns in a curve (d) more frames near stops
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) hair swings after a stop (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) cape keeps moving on
10. 10.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a leaping fish curves (c) cape keeps moving on (d) arm swings in a curve
12. 12.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a leaping fish curves (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a lift starts gently
13. 13.Which of these is about timing? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a thrown ball curves (c) crouch before a jump (d) heavy things move slowly
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) hair swings after a stop
16. 16.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) hair swings after a stop (c) cape keeps moving on (d) tail wags after a halt
18. 18.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) change colour (b) shrink to nothing (c) stay about the same (d) double each time
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
21. 21.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
23. 23.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a lift starts gently (d) slow move, more frames
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) timing
27. 27.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) heavy things move slowly (d) fast move, fewer frames
28. 28.Which of these shows arcs? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a car eases to a stop (d) ball squashes on landing
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) wind-up before a kick (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) heavy things move slowly
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
31. 31.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) slow move, more frames (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a thrown ball curves (d) arm swings in a curve
32. 32.Which of these is about timing? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) slow move, more frames (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a car eases to a stop
33. 33.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is about timing? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) crouch before a jump
35. 35.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
37. 37.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a leaping fish curves (c) heavy things move slowly (d) ears flop after landing
39. 39.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False

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