Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

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

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