Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 964 · 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.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through
2. 2.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) tail wags after a halt (d) arm pulls back to throw
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
4. 4.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) arm swings in a curve (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
6. 6.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) more frames near stops (c) a head turns in a curve (d) ball squashes on landing
7. 7.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) hair swings after a stop (d) arm pulls back to throw
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slow move, more frames (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) heavy things move slowly (d) a leaping fish curves
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) hair swings after a stop (c) ears flop after landing (d) ball squashes on landing
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) slow move, more frames (d) tail wags after a halt
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) slow move, more frames
12. 12.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
13. 13.🎬 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
14. 14.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a lift starts gently (d) crouch before a jump
16. 16.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a breath before a shout (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) more frames near stops (d) cat stretches mid-leap
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a head turns in a curve (c) hair swings after a stop (d) a leaping fish curves
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
19. 19.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is about timing? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) arm pulls back to throw
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
22. 22.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cape keeps moving on (b) a lift starts gently (c) crouch before a jump (d) a leaping fish curves
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) hair swings after a stop (c) cape keeps moving on (d) fast move, fewer frames
24. 24.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
26. 26.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) anticipation
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
29. 29.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) timing
31. 31.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) arcs (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a head turns in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a breath before a shout (d) ears flop after landing
35. 35.🔍 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
36. 36.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) follow-through
40. 40.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out

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