Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 932 · 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.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) double each time (c) change colour (d) stay about the same
2. 2.Which of these shows arcs? (a) crouch before a jump (b) slow move, more frames (c) more frames near stops (d) a leaping fish curves
3. 3.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) slow move, more frames (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) arm swings in a curve
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) cape keeps moving on (d) heavy things move slowly
6. 6.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a breath before a shout (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) wind-up before a kick
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a leaping fish curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) a thrown ball curves
8. 8.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these shows arcs? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) a lift starts gently (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a thrown ball curves
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) slow move, more frames (c) ears flop after landing (d) hair swings after a stop
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
13. 13.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) cat stretches mid-leap
16. 16.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a breath before a shout (c) a lift starts gently (d) a head turns in a curve
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a lift starts gently (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a car eases to a stop
18. 18.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) more frames near stops
20. 20.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
21. 21.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
22. 22.Which of these is about timing? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) tail wags after a halt (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a breath before a shout
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) a jelly squishes flat
24. 24.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
26. 26.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “crouch before a jump” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a thrown ball curves (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a lift starts gently
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) slow move, more frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) fast move, fewer frames
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) squash and stretch
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) arcs
34. 34.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a breath before a shout (c) wind-up before a kick (d) a car eases to a stop
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
38. 38.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
40. 40.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) crouch before a jump (d) cheeks squash in a grin

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