This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Implicature Exercises – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Implicature Exercises Quiz 2 (53 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Inferences that depend on the existence of norms for the use of language is the definition of ..... A) Maxim. B) Conversational implicature. C) Cooperative principles. D) Cooperative communication. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conversational implicature. 2. "He sometimes reads the newspaper." What kind of implicature can you find in this utterance? A) Conventional implicature. B) Particularized conversational implicature. C) Generalized conversational implicature. D) Scalar implicature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scalar implicature. 3. Which conversational maxim emphasizes being truthful and not saying anything you believe to be false? A) Maxim of Quantity. B) Maxim of Quality. C) Maxim of Manner. D) Maxim of Relation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maxim of Quality. 4. A friend asks, "Do you want to go out?" and you respond, "I have a big test tomorrow." What is this an example of? A) Illocutionary Speech Act. B) Conversational Implicature. C) Conventional Implicature. D) Direct Speech Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conversational Implicature. 5. A:Will Helen be at the meeting this morning? B:Her car broke down. What kind of implicature can you find in this utterance? A) Particularized conversational implicature. B) Conventional implicature. C) Scalar implicature. D) Generalized conversational implicature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Particularized conversational implicature. 6. When someone says, "I'm so cold, " and another person closes the window, what type of act is this? A) Conventional Implicature. B) Locutionary Act. C) Illocutionary Act. D) Perlocutionary Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Perlocutionary Act. 7. A:Caca let's play! B:Your shirt is so pretty!The conversation above is a violation of the rule of the maxim of ..... A) Quantity. B) Maxim. C) Quality. D) Relevance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Relevance. 8. ..... conversational implicature is an implicature where some assumed knowledge is required in very specific context during a conversation. A) Generalized. B) Scalar. C) Convetional. D) Particularized. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Particularized. 9. In conversational implicature, also called Implications, the speaker says one thing but means another. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. What is the difference between implicature and speech acts? A) Speech acts are always indirect, while implicature is always direct. B) Speech acts are only used in legal or formal settings. C) Implicature relies on indirect meaning, while speech acts perform an action. D) Implicature involves only verbal communication, while speech acts involve gestures. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Implicature relies on indirect meaning, while speech acts perform an action. 11. "John walked into a house yesterday and saw a tortoise" What kind of implicature can you find in this utterance? A) Particularized conversational implicature. B) Conventional implicature. C) Generalized conversational implicature. D) Scalar implicature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Generalized conversational implicature. 12. ..... implicatures are not tied to the particular words and phrases in an utterance but arise instead from contextual factors and the understanding that conventions are observed in conversation. A) Conventional. B) Conversational. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conversational. 13. "A:Where is my box of chocolates?B:The children were in your room this morning." Which maxim does the answer of B violate? A) Maxim of quality. B) Maxim of manner. C) Maxim of quantity. D) Maxim of relation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maxim of relation. 14. What kind of implicature does B include in his expression?A:I'm going to the prison tomorrow.B:Will 200 dollars do? A) Particularized conversational. B) Conventional. C) Generalized conversational. D) Scalar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Particularized conversational. 15. Does the conventional implicature rely on the cooperative principle? A) YES. B) NO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO. 16. A:Can you recommend any good new films? B:I'm thinking about buying a new phone, but I'm not sure which brand or model is best.=> B has flouted the maxim of ..... A) Quantity. B) Relation. C) Quality. D) Manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relation. 17. Which one is the example of the maxim of quality? A) The capital of India is New Delhi. B) Andi: "Do you know if Katie got on okay with her exams?"Rudy: "Yes, I do. She did really well and got an A!". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The capital of India is New Delhi. 18. "Group 6 has 3 members." is the example of ..... A) Maxim of Quantity. B) Maxim of Manner. C) Maxim of Relation. D) Maxim of Quality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maxim of Quantity. 19. The generalized conversational implicature of "a/an X" is: A) Not speaker's X. B) Speaker's X. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not speaker's X. 20. What is TRUE about conversational implicature? A) Conversational implicature involves implied meanings that are not explicitly stated by the speaker. B) Conversational implicature involves implied meanings that are not explicitly stated by the hearer. C) Conversational implicature involves meanings that are explicitly stated by the speaker. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conversational implicature involves implied meanings that are not explicitly stated by the speaker. 21. In the sentence "David even help the old woman to go home" . what is implied fro the speaker's utterance? A) The speaker is happy that David helped the old woman to go home. B) David is claimed to help the old woman to go home with his pleasure.l. C) David is not expected to help the old woman to go home. D) The speaker believes that David usually helps the old woman with other tasks, not necessarily with going home. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) David is not expected to help the old woman to go home. 22. Conventional implicatures are associated with ..... A) Specific words. B) Special context. C) Interpretation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Specific words. 23. "John is poor but happy."What kind of implicature can you find in this utterance? A) Conventional implicature. B) Scalar implicature. C) Particularized conversational implicature. D) Generalized conversational implicature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conventional implicature. 24. What are the Maxim of Quantity? A) Speakers should be brief and orderly, and avoid obscurity and ambiguity. B) Speakers should be as informative as is required, that they should give neither too little information nor too much. C) Speakers are assumed to be saying something that is relevant to what has been said before. D) Speakers are experted o be sincere, to be saying something that they believe corresponds to reality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speakers should be as informative as is required, that they should give neither too little information nor too much. 25. Which Maxim says:Be clear; be brief; be orderly; don't be obscure? A) The Maxim of Quantity. B) The Maxim of Relation. C) The Maxim of Quality. D) The Maxim of Manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Maxim of Manner. 26. A:That dish looks delicious!B:I would like a piece of it. A) B's utterance may implicate that the dish looks delicious. B) B's utterance may implicate that the dish looks bad. C) B's utterance may implicate that B don't care the dish. D) Both b and c. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B's utterance may implicate that the dish looks delicious. 27. What are the similarities between conventional implicatures and conversational implicatures? A) They aren't based on the cooperative principle. B) They don't have to occur in conversation. C) They don't depend on special contexts. D) They are indirect ways of conveying meaning beyond the literal words spoken. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are indirect ways of conveying meaning beyond the literal words spoken. 28. What is scalar implicature of the sentence "I've read some chapters of that book" . A) "I've read most chapters of the book.". B) "I've not read all chapters of that book.". C) "I've read one chapter of that book.". D) "I've read no chapter of that book.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "I've not read all chapters of that book.". 29. "Even Bill likes Mary" What kind of implicature can you find in this utterance? A) Particularized conversational implicature. B) Generalized conversational implicature. C) Conventional implicature. D) Scalar implicature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conventional implicature. 30. According to Grice, what do speakers expect from each other in conversation? A) To be ambiguous. B) To be cooperative. C) To be deceptive. D) To be irrelevant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To be cooperative. 31. If a speaker tells a lie, they break the Maxim of ..... A) Quantity. B) Manner. C) Quality. D) Relation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quality. 32. Which of the following statements is an example of an indirect speech act? A) "I name this ship The Voyager. B) "Can you pass the salt?" (meaning a request rather than a question). C) "I apologize for the mistake.". D) "She left at 5 PM.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Can you pass the salt?" (meaning a request rather than a question). 33. Which maxim emphasizes avoiding vagueness and ambiguity in speech? A) Maxim of Relation. B) Maxim of Quantity. C) Maxim of Manner. D) Maxim of Quality. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maxim of Manner. 34. ..... make your conservational contribution as required, at the stage at which it occurs, by the accepted purpose or direction of the talk exchange in which you are engaged. A) Tautologies. B) Hedges. C) Conversational implicature. D) The cooperative principle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The cooperative principle. 35. A:That fruit cake there looks appetizing.B:The dessert you brought is really mouthwatering. A) B's utterance may implicate that he/she disagrees with A. B) B's utterance may implicate that he/she agrees with A. C) Both a and b. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B's utterance may implicate that he/she agrees with A. 36. A:Will you come out with me tonight?B:I have to do homework. A) B's utterance may implicate that B likes do homework. B) B's utterance may implicate that B doesn't want to go out. C) B's utterance may implicate that B wants to go out so much. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B's utterance may implicate that B doesn't want to go out. 37. A student tells a teacher, "I didn't bring my homework because my dog ate it." What is this an example of? A) Expressive Speech Act. B) Direct Speech Act. C) Conversational Implicature. D) Conventional Implicature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conversational Implicature. 38. Guidelines for making a good conversation according to Grice A) Maxims. B) Cooperative principle. C) Cooperative & maxims. D) Conversational implicature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cooperative & maxims. 39. A:Do you have the time?B:It's 9:30 at night, Greenwich Mean Time, 5 December 2023.=> B has flouted the maxim of ..... A) Quantity. B) Manner. C) Relation. D) Quality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quantity. 40. Definition of Conversational implicature? A) Conversational implicature can be suspended or denied. B) People may draw somewhat different conversational implicature from a certain utterance. C) Conversational implicature promises to bridge "the gap. between what is literally said and what is conveyed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conversational implicature promises to bridge "the gap. between what is literally said and what is conveyed. 41. What type of speech act is performed when someone says, "I promise to help you" ? A) Perlocutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Conversational Implicature. D) Locutionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary. 42. When a teacher says, "Class dismissed, " what type of speech act is being performed? A) Perlocutionary Act. B) Indirect Speech Act. C) Declarative Speech Act. D) Expressive Speech Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Declarative Speech Act. 43. A:Have you bought iPhone 13 yet?B:I don't have money. A) B's utterance may implicate that B hasn't bought iPhone 13. B) Both a and c. C) B's utterance may implicate that B hasn't bought iPhone 13. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B's utterance may implicate that B hasn't bought iPhone 13. 44. Linh: "Will you attend My's birthday tomorrow?" Chi: "I have an English lesson tomorrow." What does Chi imply for? A) Chi has an English lesson tomorrow and will attend My's birthday afterward. B) Chi prefers not to attend My's birthday because of the English lesson. C) Chi is uncertain about attending My's birthday due to the English lesson. D) Chi implies that she won't attend My's birthday because of the English lesson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chi implies that she won't attend My's birthday because of the English lesson. 45. A:Shall we go to eat ice cream?B:It's cold but I like to eat ice cream. A) B's utterance may implicate that B will go to eat ice cream. B) B's utterance may implicate that B won't go to eat ice cream. C) Both a and b. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B's utterance may implicate that B will go to eat ice cream. 46. Which type of implicature relies on shared cultural or linguistic conventions? A) Semantic implicature. B) Conventional implicature. C) Conversational implicature. D) Pragmatic implicature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conventional implicature. 47. The basis for cooperative communication is ..... A) Maxim. B) Cooperative principles. C) Quantity. D) Quality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maxim. 48. Which of the following is NOT true about conversational implicatures? A) They can be cancelled or reinforced by further context. B) They are always explicitly stated by the speaker. C) They are implied meanings that goes beyond the explicit content of the utterance. D) They are based on the cooperative principle of conversation and the maxims. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are always explicitly stated by the speaker. 49. Implicature refers to: A) The indirect meaning conveyed by an utterance. B) The emotional tone of a conversation. C) The grammatical structure of a sentence. D) The literal meaning of an utterance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The indirect meaning conveyed by an utterance. 50. What type of speech act involves the effect the statement has on the listener? A) Locutionary Act. B) Perlocutionary Act. C) Illocutionary Act. D) Conventional Implicature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Perlocutionary Act. 51. A:Where are you off to?B:I was thinking of going out to get some of that funny white stuff for somebody.The conversation above violates the rule of the maxim of manner, why? A) Too little information. B) It's ambiguous. C) It's not relevant. D) Too much information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's ambiguous. 52. "As you probably know" is the hedge of A) Manner. B) Relation. C) Quality. D) Quantity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quantity. 53. When making a conversation, sometimes DEGREE OF CERTAINTY is included, why? A) To repeat the messages. B) To strengthen the message. C) To make a focus. D) To give a good example. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To make a focus. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesDiscourse QuizzesGrammar QuizzesImplicature Exercises Quiz 1Conversation Analysis QuizConversation Skills QuizMaxims Of Conversation QuizPoliteness And Face QuizPoliteness Strategies Spoken English QuizPoliteness Strategies QuizPoliteness Theory Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books