Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 926 · 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 of these shows arcs? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) hair swings after a stop (c) wind-up before a kick (d) slow move, more frames
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
3. 3.🎬 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
4. 4.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) crouch before a jump (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a head turns in a curve
7. 7.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) slow move, more frames
10. 10.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
12. 12.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a car eases to a stop (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a head turns in a curve
13. 13.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) tail wags after a halt
17. 17.Which of these is about timing? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a head turns in a curve (c) more frames near stops (d) cat stretches mid-leap
18. 18.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
20. 20.Which of these is about timing? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) ears flop after landing (d) tail wags after a halt
21. 21.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) fast move, fewer frames
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a breath before a shout (c) hair swings after a stop (d) tail wags after a halt
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs
27. 27.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “a lift starts gently” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) cape keeps moving on (d) ears flop after landing
32. 32.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
33. 33.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
36. 36.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) crouch before a jump (d) hair swings after a stop
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) slow move, more frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a thrown ball curves
38. 38.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a lift starts gently (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a head turns in a curve
39. 39.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) anticipation

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