Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 966 · 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 slow in and slow out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) a lift starts gently (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) cheeks squash in a grin
2. 2.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a lift starts gently (c) a car eases to a stop (d) more frames near stops
5. 5.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) more frames near stops (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
6. 6.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) arm swings in a curve (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) crouch before a jump
7. 7.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
8. 8.Which of these shows arcs? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) hair swings after a stop (c) crouch before a jump (d) a head turns in a curve
9. 9.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a head turns in a curve (d) arm pulls back to throw
10. 10.Which of these shows arcs? (a) more frames near stops (b) a breath before a shout (c) arm swings in a curve (d) fast move, fewer frames
11. 11.Which of these is about timing? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) wind-up before a kick (c) arm swings in a curve (d) heavy things move slowly
12. 12.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) timing
14. 14.Which of these is about timing? (a) a breath before a shout (b) more frames near stops (c) ears flop after landing (d) fast move, fewer frames
15. 15.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) timing (d) arcs
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) cat stretches mid-leap
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) timing
19. 19.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) ears flop after landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
21. 21.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) timing (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a thrown ball curves (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) a head turns in a curve
23. 23.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
24. 24.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) timing (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
26. 26.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
27. 27.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) double each time (c) stay about the same (d) change colour
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a thrown ball curves (d) ball squashes on landing
29. 29.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a lift starts gently
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) a thrown ball curves (c) cape keeps moving on (d) ears flop after landing
31. 31.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) arm swings in a curve (d) cat stretches mid-leap
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a thrown ball curves (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
34. 34.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
36. 36.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) arcs
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch

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