Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 935 · 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 squash and stretch? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a thrown ball curves (c) ball squashes on landing (d) arm pulls back to throw
2. 2.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
4. 4.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) timing
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) more frames near stops (c) crouch before a jump (d) a car eases to a stop
6. 6.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
8. 8.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a lift starts gently (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) hair swings after a stop
9. 9.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
11. 11.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) timing
12. 12.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
13. 13.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
14. 14.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) hair swings after a stop (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a jelly squishes flat
15. 15.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) change colour (c) stay about the same (d) double each time
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) heavy things move slowly (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) a jelly squishes flat
17. 17.True or false: “ears flop after landing” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) cat stretches mid-leap
19. 19.Which of these shows arcs? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) more frames near stops (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) arm pulls back to throw
20. 20.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
23. 23.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) more frames near stops (c) a thrown ball curves (d) a leaping fish curves
24. 24.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
26. 26.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) more frames near stops (b) a head turns in a curve (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a lift starts gently
27. 27.🎬 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
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
30. 30.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a car eases to a stop
31. 31.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a lift starts gently (d) a leaping fish curves
32. 32.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) arm swings in a curve (c) hair swings after a stop (d) crouch before a jump
34. 34.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a thrown ball curves
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) a thrown ball curves
36. 36.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) wind-up before a kick (c) tail wags after a halt (d) fast move, fewer frames
38. 38.Which of these is about timing? (a) more frames near stops (b) heavy things move slowly (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) ball squashes on landing
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a breath before a shout (c) wind-up before a kick (d) arm pulls back to throw
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs

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