Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 905 · 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: “heavy things move slowly” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
4. 4.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a thrown ball curves (d) cheeks squash in a grin
5. 5.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a breath before a shout (d) hair swings after a stop
6. 6.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a lift starts gently
9. 9.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a thrown ball curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) hair swings after a stop
11. 11.Which of these is about timing? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a leaping fish curves (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a lift starts gently
12. 12.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a breath before a shout (c) a head turns in a curve (d) ears flop after landing
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a thrown ball curves (d) tail wags after a halt
14. 14.🎬 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
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) anticipation
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) ball squashes on landing
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) follow-through
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a car eases to a stop (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a leaping fish curves
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) heavy things move slowly (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) slow move, more frames
21. 21.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) double each time (b) change colour (c) shrink to nothing (d) stay about the same
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
23. 23.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a leaping fish curves
24. 24.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a car eases to a stop (d) arm pulls back to throw
25. 25.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) arm swings in a curve (c) more frames near stops (d) cheeks squash in a grin
26. 26.Which of these is about timing? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a breath before a shout (d) heavy things move slowly
27. 27.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a breath before a shout (d) arm swings in a curve
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) timing
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) ball squashes on landing
30. 30.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) follow-through
31. 31.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a lift starts gently (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) crouch before a jump
32. 32.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
33. 33.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a thrown ball curves
36. 36.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
38. 38.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) crouch before a jump (d) cape keeps moving on
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch

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