Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 900 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) a lift starts gently
2. 2.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
6. 6.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a breath before a shout (d) more frames near stops
7. 7.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a car eases to a stop (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a lift starts gently
9. 9.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
12. 12.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) arm swings in a curve
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a jelly squishes flat
16. 16.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
18. 18.🎬 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
19. 19.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) ears flop after landing
21. 21.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) crouch before a jump (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) hair swings after a stop (d) ears flop after landing
24. 24.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) arcs
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) ball squashes on landing (d) tail wags after a halt
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
28. 28.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) arcs
29. 29.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
30. 30.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a lift starts gently (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a jelly squishes flat
31. 31.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) ball squashes on landing (c) slow move, more frames (d) cape keeps moving on
32. 32.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) crouch before a jump (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a thrown ball curves
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) tail wags after a halt (c) slow move, more frames (d) heavy things move slowly
34. 34.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
36. 36.Which of these is about timing? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) ears flop after landing (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) slow move, more frames
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) ears flop after landing (c) more frames near stops (d) a lift starts gently
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
39. 39.True or false: “ears flop after landing” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a car eases to a stop

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