Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 933 · 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: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) wind-up before a kick (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) arm pulls back to throw
4. 4.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) stay about the same (c) double each time (d) change colour
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a thrown ball curves (c) crouch before a jump (d) a breath before a shout
6. 6.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) follow-through (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
8. 8.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
9. 9.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) a lift starts gently (d) heavy things move slowly
12. 12.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) hair swings after a stop
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
14. 14.True or false: “hair swings after a stop” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a breath before a shout (d) wind-up before a kick
17. 17.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) crouch before a jump (b) wind-up before a kick (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) ears flop after landing
19. 19.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) ball squashes on landing (c) heavy things move slowly (d) cheeks squash in a grin
21. 21.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a thrown ball curves (d) crouch before a jump
22. 22.Which of these is about timing? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) hair swings after a stop (c) slow move, more frames (d) ears flop after landing
23. 23.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) wind-up before a kick
24. 24.True or false: “ball squashes on landing” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a breath before a shout (c) more frames near stops (d) a car eases to a stop
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a breath before a shout (d) arm pulls back to throw
28. 28.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a lift starts gently (b) slow move, more frames (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a car eases to a stop
29. 29.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) wind-up before a kick
31. 31.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) ears flop after landing (c) a breath before a shout (d) a head turns in a curve
32. 32.🔍 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
33. 33.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) ball squashes on landing (c) crouch before a jump (d) a jelly squishes flat
34. 34.Which of these is about timing? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a head turns in a curve (c) ears flop after landing (d) ball squashes on landing
35. 35.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
36. 36.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) anticipation
37. 37.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) slow move, more frames (d) a jelly squishes flat
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a head turns in a curve (c) arm swings in a curve (d) ears flop after landing
40. 40.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False

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