Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 975 · 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 animation principle is this: “hair swings after a stop”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
2. 2.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
3. 3.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cat stretches mid-leap”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) follow-through (d) timing
4. 4.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) hair swings after a stop (c) slow move, more frames (d) fast move, fewer frames
6. 6.True or false: “crouch before a jump” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “a thrown ball curves” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) a lift starts gently (c) more frames near stops (d) cheeks squash in a grin
10. 10.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) stay about the same (b) change colour (c) shrink to nothing (d) double each time
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a breath before a shout (b) a car eases to a stop (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) crouch before a jump
12. 12.Which of these is about timing? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) wind-up before a kick (c) hair swings after a stop (d) heavy things move slowly
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a head turns in a curve
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
15. 15.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these shows arcs? (a) a head turns in a curve (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) more frames near stops (d) ears flop after landing
17. 17.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) tail wags after a halt (d) crouch before a jump
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) cat stretches mid-leap (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cheeks squash in a grin
19. 19.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) wind-up before a kick (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a lift starts gently
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) wind-up before a kick (c) ball squashes on landing (d) cat stretches mid-leap
22. 22.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) timing
23. 23.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
24. 24.Which of these shows arcs? (a) more frames near stops (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a breath before a shout
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) arcs
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) more frames near stops (b) a car eases to a stop (c) slow move, more frames (d) a lift starts gently
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) follow-through (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
29. 29.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
30. 30.True or false: “arm pulls back to throw” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) slow in and slow out (d) squash and stretch
32. 32.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) more frames near stops (c) slow move, more frames (d) ears flop after landing
33. 33.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) arcs
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a lift starts gently (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) ball squashes on landing
35. 35.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) arcs (d) anticipation
36. 36.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
37. 37.True or false: “a car eases to a stop” shows slow in and slow out. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) squash and stretch (d) follow-through
40. 40.True or false: “arm swings in a curve” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True

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