Animation Worksheet: Principles of Animation

Animation and design lesson 6: Principles of animation · Set 995 · 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.🎬 Starting and ending a move gently, with more frames near the stops, is … (a) anticipation (b) arcs (c) squash and stretch (d) slow in and slow out
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm swings in a curve (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cheeks squash in a grin (d) cat stretches mid-leap
3. 3.Which of these shows arcs? (a) crouch before a jump (b) arm pulls back to throw (c) cape keeps moving on (d) arm swings in a curve
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arm pulls back to throw (b) wind-up before a kick (c) crouch before a jump (d) a head turns in a curve
5. 5.🎬 In squash and stretch, the object’s amount (volume) should … (a) shrink to nothing (b) change colour (c) double each time (d) stay about the same
6. 6.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a thrown ball curves”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
7. 7.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) wind-up before a kick (b) ears flop after landing (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) crouch before a jump
8. 8.True or false: “slow move, more frames” shows slow in and slow out. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎬 Parts that keep moving after the body stops show … (a) arcs (b) squash and stretch (c) follow-through (d) anticipation
11. 11.True or false: “cat stretches mid-leap” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these shows slow in and slow out? (a) a thrown ball curves (b) a lift starts gently (c) cat stretches mid-leap (d) cheeks squash in a grin
13. 13.🎬 Which principle makes a bouncing ball look soft and bendy? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) timing (d) anticipation
14. 14.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “slow move, more frames”? (a) anticipation (b) timing (c) arcs (d) squash and stretch
15. 15.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “fast move, fewer frames”? (a) slow in and slow out (b) timing (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a car eases to a stop (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) more frames near stops (d) a lift starts gently
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tail wags after a halt (b) ball squashes on landing (c) cape keeps moving on (d) ears flop after landing
18. 18.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ears flop after landing”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
19. 19.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “ball squashes on landing”? (a) arcs (b) follow-through (c) squash and stretch (d) anticipation
20. 20.🎬 Natural movements follow curved paths called … (a) arcs (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) timing
21. 21.True or false: “a leaping fish curves” shows arcs. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) cheeks squash in a grin (b) a leaping fish curves (c) a lift starts gently (d) hair swings after a stop
23. 23.True or false: “wind-up before a kick” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) heavy things move slowly (b) a jelly squishes flat (c) slow move, more frames (d) fast move, fewer frames
25. 25.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a head turns in a curve”? (a) squash and stretch (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) timing
26. 26.True or false: “heavy things move slowly” shows follow-through. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “crouch before a jump”? (a) timing (b) anticipation (c) follow-through (d) arcs
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) crouch before a jump (b) wind-up before a kick (c) tail wags after a halt (d) a breath before a shout
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a lift starts gently (b) fast move, fewer frames (c) slow move, more frames (d) heavy things move slowly
30. 30.Which of these is about timing? (a) fast move, fewer frames (b) arm swings in a curve (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a thrown ball curves
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hair swings after a stop (b) cape keeps moving on (c) tail wags after a halt (d) more frames near stops
32. 32.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a car eases to a stop”? (a) arcs (b) slow in and slow out (c) anticipation (d) squash and stretch
33. 33.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “a leaping fish curves”? (a) follow-through (b) squash and stretch (c) timing (d) arcs
34. 34.True or false: “fast move, fewer frames” shows arcs. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these shows squash and stretch? (a) a jelly squishes flat (b) cape keeps moving on (c) arm swings in a curve (d) a leaping fish curves
36. 36.True or false: “a lift starts gently” shows squash and stretch. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎬 Which animation principle is this: “more frames near stops”? (a) timing (b) arcs (c) follow-through (d) slow in and slow out
38. 38.True or false: “cheeks squash in a grin” shows anticipation. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cat stretches mid-leap (b) slow move, more frames (c) ball squashes on landing (d) a jelly squishes flat
40. 40.True or false: “a breath before a shout” shows anticipation. (a) False (b) True

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