This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Conversation Analysis – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Conversation Analysis Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A:Let's have lunch outside?B:I already have my own lunch box ..... A) Glad to see you. B) Nice to hear that. C) Be my guest. D) Thank you anyway. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thank you anyway. 2. What is the fundamental assumption in conversation analysis? A) Human talk is not a form of action. B) Participants are not engaging in socially organized interaction. C) Context does not play a crucial role in interactions. D) Participants share procedures for designing and interpreting talk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Participants share procedures for designing and interpreting talk. 3. If you dare to question the professor, he will give you an evil look and then proceed to ..... on a totally different subject. A) Pontificate. B) Condescending. C) Paraphrase. D) Cue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pontificate. 4. How do I ..... your house? A) Take. B) Get to. C) Know the way. D) Arrive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Get to. 5. You are new in town and want to buy some milk. You can ask someone on the road: ..... A) Do you drink milk today?. B) Can you get me some milk?. C) Where is the milk section?. D) How can I get to the nearest supermarket?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) How can I get to the nearest supermarket?. 6. You are in your neighbor's house. You break a glass. Your neighbor says: ..... A) How could you do such a thing!. B) Don't worry about it. C) Don't mention it. D) You're welcome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don't worry about it. 7. It is an approach of spoken source that looks at the way in which people manage their everyday conversational interaction. A) Conversation Analysis. B) Discourse Analysis. C) Cross-cultural Pragmatics. D) Genre Analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conversation Analysis. 8. Miss Barry said she lived 'Ich wohne in einer groBen Stadt'. What does that mean? A) I live in a horrible town. B) I live in a lovely city. C) I live in a big city. D) I live in a small town. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I live in a big city. 9. You've been invited to a party, but unfortunately you can't go.When you tell the host, he says: A) We'll miss you. B) See you later. C) Pity me. D) Fine with me. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We'll miss you. 10. Tom:Thank you for having me in your party. I'm getting a train at six o'clock ..... Jane:It's nice to have you today. Good bye! A) Nice to meet you. B) Let me go. C) I have to leave now. D) Have a good time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I have to leave now. 11. Jane: ..... My name's Jane.Susan:Hi. I am Susan. How are you? A) Goodbye. B) What's your name?. C) Hello. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hello. 12. Which maxim is broken in "Where is the station?" - "Somewhere around here" ? A) Relevance. B) Quality. C) Quantity. D) Manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quantity. 13. Choose an orange vegetable. A) Carrot. B) Potato. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carrot. 14. If Miss Barry said 'Ich habe am vierzehnten Mai Geburtstag'. When was here birthday? A) The 4th of May. B) The 14th of May. C) The 24th of May. D) She never said this at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The 14th of May. 15. A: ..... B:It's half past nine. A) How much is it?. B) What's the name of your cat?. C) What's the matter?. D) What time is it?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What time is it?. 16. Choose the hottest season. A) Winter. B) Summer. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Summer. 17. I'm sorry-I didn't ..... to disturb you. A) Think. B) Suppose. C) Hope. D) Mean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mean. 18. How can you politely ask someone for their name? A) Tell me your name now!. B) Hey, what's your name?. C) What do they call you?. D) Excuse me, may I ask for your name?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Excuse me, may I ask for your name?. 19. What language do you speak? A) United States. B) Iraq. C) Spanish. D) Faucette. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spanish. 20. What does she mean about rule number two? A) Be willing to listen. B) Be willing to teach people what you know. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be willing to listen. 21. Which animal has eight legs? A) Starfish. B) Octopus. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Octopus. 22. What helps you understand this dialogue? A) Gricean maxims. B) Background knowledge. C) Hedges. D) Turn-taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Background knowledge. 23. Do you like English? A) Yes, you are. B) Yes, I am. C) Yes I don't. D) Yes, I do. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yes, I do. 24. A: ..... B:Sorry, I'm very busy but I intend to call you back as soon as I can. A) Why do you leave a message?. B) Why don't you return my call?. C) When did you call me?. D) Please leave a message. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Why don't you return my call?. 25. A:That's intriguing. What do you propose?B:We could segment our target audience based on their eco-friendly practices, preferences, and purchasing behavior.A: ..... B:Absolutely, I will arrange a meeting with my team for this. A) I fail to see the significance of that. B) I doubt that will be beneficial. C) That sounds like a fantastic idea. Let's get started on that. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That sounds like a fantastic idea. Let's get started on that. 26. What is a common signal for giving up a turn? A) Speaking louder. B) Falling intonation + a pause. C) Using hedges. D) Breaking eye contact. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falling intonation + a pause. 27. Do you want some help? A) Two or three times a week. B) Yes, please. C) People that help are kind. D) Every night. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes, please. 28. A:Do you like snorkeling?B:yes, I think snorkeling is ..... A) Boring. B) Dangerous. C) Tiring. D) Amazing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amazing. 29. Situation:At the party Tim:Hello. Nan:Hello. Tim:Would you like some coke? Nan: ..... Water, please. A) No, thank you. B) That's right. C) O.K. D) Thank you. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, thank you. 30. What does she mean about rule number three? A) Askcomplicated questions, like, "Were you terrified?". B) Ask questions that start with who, what, when, where, why or how. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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