Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 877 · 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: “tail wags after a halt” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a car eases to a stop
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) slow move, more frames (d) heavy things move slowly
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a leaping fish curves (d) arm swings in a curve
6. 6.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) heavy things move slowly (d) more frames near stops
8. 8.Which of these is about timing? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a breath before a shout (c) a thrown ball curves (d) cat stretches mid-leap
9. 9.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) cape keeps moving on (d) wind-up before a kick
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
12. 12.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) crouch before a jump (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a jelly squishes flat
14. 14.Which of these is about timing? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a head turns in a curve (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) fast move, fewer frames
15. 15.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a thrown ball curves (c) more frames near stops (d) ball squashes on landing
16. 16.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) ball squashes on landing (c) ears flop after landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
18. 18.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) follow-through
19. 19.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
20. 20.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a breath before a shout
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) a breath before a shout (d) heavy things move slowly
24. 24.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) timing
26. 26.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a lift starts gently (c) ears flop after landing (d) arm swings in a curve
27. 27.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) crouch before a jump (c) more frames near stops (d) a leaping fish curves
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
29. 29.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
31. 31.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a leaping fish curves
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) timing
34. 34.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
35. 35.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a breath before a shout
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
39. 39.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) timing

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