Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 990 · 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) a lift starts gently (b) wind-up before a kick (c) tail wags after a halt (d) arm swings in a curve
2. 2.Which of these is about timing? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a thrown ball curves
3. 3.Which of these shows arcs? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) cape keeps moving on (c) a thrown ball curves (d) heavy things move slowly
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) a car eases to a stop (d) more frames near stops
5. 5.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) arcs
6. 6.Which of these shows anticipation? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) arm pulls back to throw (d) a jelly squishes flat
7. 7.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “heavy things move slowly”? (a) timing (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) anticipation
8. 8.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) slow in and slow out (d) anticipation
9. 9.True or false: “tail wags after a halt” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) tail wags after a halt (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) a leaping fish curves
11. 11.🎬 How many frames a move takes is called … (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) anticipation (d) timing
12. 12.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) slow in and slow out (d) timing
13. 13.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) slow move, more frames (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) a breath before a shout (d) crouch before a jump
14. 14.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “cape keeps moving on” shows squash and stretch. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) fast move, fewer frames (d) slow move, more frames
17. 17.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) follow-through (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) arcs
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm swings in a curve”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
19. 19.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) anticipation (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) arcs
20. 20.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) anticipation (b) follow-through (c) timing (d) arcs
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ball squashes on landing (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) cat stretches mid-leap
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) wind-up before a kick (c) a jelly squishes flat (d) ball squashes on landing
23. 23.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) ears flop after landing (d) a jelly squishes flat
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) a thrown ball curves (c) a head turns in a curve (d) tail wags after a halt
26. 26.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “wind-up before a kick”? (a) timing (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) slow in and slow out (d) follow-through
28. 28.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “cheeks squash in a grin”? (a) squash and stretch (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) slow in and slow out
29. 29.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “arm pulls back to throw”? (a) squash and stretch (b) timing (c) anticipation (d) follow-through
30. 30.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is about timing? (a) crouch before a jump (b) cheeks squash in a grin (c) slow move, more frames (d) cape keeps moving on
32. 32.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) a car eases to a stop (c) slow move, more frames (d) cat stretches mid-leap
33. 33.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” is about timing. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) more frames near stops (c) cape keeps moving on (d) a jelly squishes flat
35. 35.True or false: “a head turns in a curve” shows follow-through. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these shows follow-through? (a) ears flop after landing (b) a head turns in a curve (c) a leaping fish curves (d) fast move, fewer frames
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) anticipation (b) slow in and slow out (c) arcs (d) timing
38. 38.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a lift starts gently”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) follow-through
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ears flop after landing (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) hair swings after a stop (d) cape keeps moving on
40. 40.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “tail wags after a halt”? (a) squash and stretch (b) anticipation (c) arcs (d) follow-through

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