Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 898 · 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: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) shrink to nothing (c) stay about the same (d) change colour
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) arcs
4. 4.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a lift starts gently (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) tail wags after a halt
5. 5.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
6. 6.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) ears flop after landing (c) a lift starts gently (d) a car eases to a stop
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) slow move, more frames (d) ball squashes on landing
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) crouch before a jump (d) wind-up before a kick
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
13. 13.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) arcs
15. 15.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a leaping fish curves (c) cape keeps moving on (d) hair swings after a stop
17. 17.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) crouch before a jump (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) slow move, more frames (d) a lift starts gently
19. 19.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) more frames near stops (b) heavy things move slowly (c) a lift starts gently (d) wind-up before a kick
20. 20.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
22. 22.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these shows arcs? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a head turns in a curve
24. 24.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
26. 26.Which of these shows arcs? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a lift starts gently (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a thrown ball curves
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
28. 28.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a thrown ball curves (d) wind-up before a kick
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
30. 30.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a head turns in a curve (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a car eases to a stop
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) slow move, more frames
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a lift starts gently (d) a leaping fish curves
36. 36.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
37. 37.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ears flop after landing (b) crouch before a jump (c) slow move, more frames (d) arm pulls back to throw
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
40. 40.Which of these is about timing? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) hair swings after a stop (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) ball squashes on landing

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