Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 99 · 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: “crouch before a jump” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) ball squashes on landing (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) cat stretches mid-leap
3. 3.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) more frames near stops (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) crouch before a jump (d) cheeks squash in a grin
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) a car eases to a stop (c) more frames near stops (d) slow move, more frames
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a breath before a shout (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) cat stretches mid-leap
6. 6.🎬 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) cape keeps moving on (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a lift starts gently
8. 8.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
9. 9.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) heavy things move slowly (c) ball squashes on landing (d) wind-up before a kick
10. 10.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cape keeps moving on”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) follow-through (d) arcs
11. 11.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) more frames near stops (d) crouch before a jump
13. 13.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) more frames near stops (c) a car eases to a stop (d) a lift starts gently
15. 15.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
16. 16.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
19. 19.True or false: “a breath before a shout” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) crouch before a jump (d) cape keeps moving on
21. 21.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a breath before a shout”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) anticipation
22. 22.True or false: “a jelly squishes flat” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) arcs (d) slow in and slow out
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) squash and stretch
27. 27.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
28. 28.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” is about timing. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
30. 30.True or false: “more frames near stops” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) slow move, more frames (d) heavy things move slowly
32. 32.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) a head turns in a curve (c) tail wags after a halt (d) cheeks squash in a grin
33. 33.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎬 A small move the opposite way before the main action is … (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) timing
35. 35.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) a car eases to a stop (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cheeks squash in a grin
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) a leaping fish curves (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) ball squashes on landing
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) follow-through (b) slow in and slow out (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) heavy things move slowly (c) crouch before a jump (d) slow move, more frames
39. 39.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a jelly squishes flat”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs

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