This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Conversation Analysis – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Conversation Analysis Quiz 11 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Situation:My friend suggests that I try the new salon at the mall. I say: ..... A) Okay, I heard it's great. B) Yes, I've been to the mall. C) The hairdresser is talented. D) Do you approve of my new hairstyle?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Okay, I heard it's great. 2. In a conversation, if someone says 'How are you?', what is an appropriate response? A) I don't know. B) I'm fine, thank you. C) Why do you ask?. D) None of your business. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I'm fine, thank you. 3. In "Do you want dessert?" - "I'm on a diet, " the implicature means: A) No, I don't want dessert. B) Yes, I want dessert. C) I'm hungry. D) I don't understand the question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, I don't want dessert. 4. It is a two-part exchange in which the second utterance is functionally dependent on the first A) Ethnomethodology. B) Sequential Implicativeness. C) Adjacency Pair. D) Turn-takings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjacency Pair. 5. I don't want you to beg because you are not ..... A) Beggar. B) Designer. C) Driver. D) Leader. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beggar. 6. What is the definition of the verb 'establish'? A) To set up or lay the groundwork for. B) To direct one's attention on something. C) To take part in; to play a role. D) To determine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To set up or lay the groundwork for. 7. What country are you from? A) I am an American. B) I come from the United State. C) You are Japanese. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I come from the United State. 8. In a conversation, if someone says 'Thank you, ' what is an appropriate response? A) Why?. B) What for?. C) No problem. D) I don't care. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No problem. 9. Charles:Can I borrow your eraser?John: ..... A) No, here you are. B) Yes, here you are. C) Yes, please. D) No, thanks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes, here you are. 10. A:Understood. Well, I think it's worth exploring. Let's plan out how we can start gathering informationB: ..... A:Wish you can get new idea soonest. A) No, I don't think it's worth exploring at all. B) I think we have to brainstorming right now. C) I'll keep you updated as I uncover new insights. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I'll keep you updated as I uncover new insights. 11. Which of the following is a good question to ask to keep a conversation going? A) What do you think about the recent news?. B) Do you have a pet?. C) How old are you?. D) Do you like pizza?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What do you think about the recent news?. 12. "Oh yeah! She explains it at the beginning of the story." A) Helps the Collaborative Conversation. B) Distracts from the Collaborative Conversation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helps the Collaborative Conversation. 13. A:What time do you have breakfast? B:I have breakfast at ..... A) 7 p.m. B) 7 a.m. C) At midday. D) 7 p.m. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 7 a.m. 14. Where is my apron? A) My name is Juan. B) It's on the table. C) No. D) It's nice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's on the table. 15. To keep possession of A) Pontificate. B) Retain. C) Cue. D) Equate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Retain. 16. Which of the statements are TRUE A) Adjacency pairs include tag questions. B) Interruption is one of the turn-taking strategies. C) The concept of face is related to the Politeness Principle. D) There are 4 structures in conversation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The concept of face is related to the Politeness Principle. 17. What is Leo's opinion about homework? A) He believes it helps him check his knowledge. B) He thinks it's unnecessary. C) He thinks it should be optional. D) He feels it is too time-consuming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He believes it helps him check his knowledge. 18. What does she mean about rule number ten? A) Don't ramble, or just keep on talking . B) Conversations are like clothes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Don't ramble, or just keep on talking . 19. The principle of conversation involves taking turns at speaking, answer questions, mark the beginning and end of a conversation, and make corrections when they are needed. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. A beauty advisor is trying to persuade a customer to buy some skin cream. She says: ..... A) Don't fight a losing battle. B) Let bygones be bygones. C) Whatever will be will be. D) Look ten years younger. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Look ten years younger. 21. Why do you think Conversation Hearts messages are updated each year? A) Popular phrases change every year. B) Kids beg for different sayings. C) It's the state law. D) People get bored with the same sayings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Popular phrases change every year. 22. You want somebody to take a photo for you. What should you say A) Can I take a photo for you?. B) Can you take a photo for me?. C) Would you mind if I take your photo?. D) Would you like me to take a photo for you?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can you take a photo for me?. 23. According to Schiffrin (1987, 2001) and Fraser (1990, 1999 ), Discourse markers are items in spoken discourse that act as signposts of discourse coherence A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 24. What is the aim of Conversation Analysis? A) To analyze written and spoken texts. B) To analyze and develop conversation skills. C) To study the fluency and non-verbal actions in conversation. D) To discover how participants understand and respond to one another in their turns at talk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To discover how participants understand and respond to one another in their turns at talk. 25. What are adjacency pairs in conversation analysis? A) Pairs of words that are similar in meaning. B) Pairs of words that are opposite in meaning. C) Pairs of utterances that are unrelated. D) Pairs of utterances that are related and follow each other. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pairs of utterances that are related and follow each other. 26. Your friend fails the exam, then you walk toward him and say, ..... A) Get lost!. B) Don't be shy!. C) Come on!. D) Poor man!. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Come on!. 27. I ..... motorcycle to the office. A) Takes. B) Take. C) Took. D) Taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Take. 28. A secretary is on the phone and wants to know the caller's name so she asks politely: ..... , please? A) Who do you want to call. B) Who are you. C) Who is saying that. D) Who's calling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Who's calling. 29. "I have a dentist ..... tomorrow at four. Is it ok if I leave early tomorrow?" A) Meeting. B) Surgery. C) Checking. D) Appointment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Appointment. 30. What is an appropriate response if someone shares a personal story with you during a conversation? A) Change the subject to something more interesting. B) Share a similar story from your own life to relate. C) Ignore the story and talk about yourself. D) Criticize their story to show your honesty. 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