This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Politeness And Face – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Politeness And Face Quiz 1 (27 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Correcting someone in front of others is a face-threatening act. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Compare and contrast positive and negative face needs in communication. A) Positive face needs involve inclusion, approval, and appreciation, while negative face needs involve autonomy, independence, and freedom from imposition. B) Positive face needs involve exclusion, disapproval, and criticism. C) Negative face needs involve dependence, conformity, and imposition. D) Positive face needs involve independence, freedom, and autonomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive face needs involve inclusion, approval, and appreciation, while negative face needs involve autonomy, independence, and freedom from imposition. 3. A positive politeness strategy leads the requester to appeal to a common goal and even friendship. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 4. Which is not an example of a negative politeness strategy? A) Sorry, I'm just going to squeeze behind you. B) Come with us, Jezza!. C) Would you mind lending me $ 5 please?-. D) Could I give you a hand with that?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Come with us, Jezza!. 5. ..... emphasizes that both speakers want the same thing and have a common goal. A) Positive politeness. B) Negative politeness. C) Negative face. D) Positive face. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive politeness. 6. A person's face is referred to his/her positive self image. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Making an error, then apologizing and acknowledging your mistake A) Face threatening act. B) Face saving act. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Face saving act. 8. What are the main principles of politeness theory? A) Positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, face-threatening acts, and face-saving acts. B) Positive politeness, negative politeness, face-threatening acts, and face-saving acts. C) Directness, indirectness, face-threatening acts, and face-saving acts. D) Respect, disrespect, face-threatening acts, and face-saving acts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Positive politeness, negative politeness, face-threatening acts, and face-saving acts. 9. Discuss the importance of face-saving in communication. A) Face-saving in communication is important for maintaining positive relationships, preserving dignity, and avoiding conflicts. B) Face-saving is only important in written communication. C) Face-saving leads to more conflicts. D) Face-saving is irrelevant in communication. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Face-saving in communication is important for maintaining positive relationships, preserving dignity, and avoiding conflicts. 10. In this sentence, is the speaker appealing to positive or negative face? "Raise your hand as fast as you can." A) Positive face. B) Negative face. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive face. 11. Politeness, is an interaction, can be defined as the means employed to show ..... of another person's face A) Society. B) Emotion. C) Awareness. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Awareness. 12. A negative face is the need to be ..... while a positive face is the need to be ..... A) Connected-Free. B) Independent-connected. C) Dependent-connected. D) Connected-independent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent-connected. 13. In this sentence, is the speaker appealing to positive or negative face?, "I just want to ask you if I could use your computer?" A) Positive face. B) Negative face. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative face. 14. "Hey Danno, love the new place!" Is the speaker addressing positive or negative face needs? A) Negative face. B) Positive face. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Positive face. 15. Which of the following is an example of a negative face-threatening act? A) Making a polite request. B) Interrupting someone while they are speaking. C) Thanking someone for their help. D) Offering assistance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interrupting someone while they are speaking. 16. Explain the concept of positive face in politeness theory. A) Positive face in politeness theory is the desire to be criticized and ridiculed by others. B) Positive face in politeness theory is the desire to be feared and disliked by others. C) Positive face in politeness theory is the desire to be liked, approved, and admired by others. D) Positive face in politeness theory is the desire to be ignored and neglected by others. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Positive face in politeness theory is the desire to be liked, approved, and admired by others. 17. Face wants are a person's expectations regarding their public self-image within their everyday social interactions. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 18. How can one maintain positive face in a conversation? A) Using negative language and criticism. B) By maintaining eye contact, listening actively, showing empathy, using positive language, and avoiding interrupting the speaker. C) Avoiding eye contact and looking around the room. D) Interrupting the speaker frequently. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By maintaining eye contact, listening actively, showing empathy, using positive language, and avoiding interrupting the speaker. 19. Which of these is not a negative face need? A) The need to be autonomous. B) The need to be respected. C) The need to not be imposed on by others. D) The need to be independent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The need to be respected. 20. What is the meaning of 'face'? A) The public self-image of a person. B) The awareness of politeness. C) The means employed to respect a person. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The public self-image of a person. 21. Describe a scenario where using positive politeness strategies would be effective. A) Criticizing someone's work without acknowledging any positive aspects. B) Interrupting someone while they are speaking and not allowing them to finish their thoughts. C) Ignoring someone's contributions and only focusing on their mistakes. D) Describing the positive aspects of their work first before addressing areas for improvement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Describing the positive aspects of their work first before addressing areas for improvement. 22. Which of these is not a positive face need? A) The need to be liked. B) The need to be respected. C) The need to be included. D) The need to be independent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The need to be independent. 23. When a person says something that lessen the possible threat, it is called ..... A) Face wants. B) Face threatening act. C) Face saving act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Face saving act. 24. Identify an example of negative face in a given scenario. A) Ignoring a friend's text message. B) Agreeing to go out for dinner. C) Accepting a job offer. D) Declining a party invitation to relax at home. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Declining a party invitation to relax at home. 25. Apply a politeness strategy to the following situation:A friend asks to borrow your car for the weekend. A) No way! My car is off-limits. B) I don't trust you with my car. C) Why would you even ask that?. D) I'm sorry, but I need my car for the weekend. However, I can help you look for alternative transportation or assist in any other way. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I'm sorry, but I need my car for the weekend. However, I can help you look for alternative transportation or assist in any other way. 26. In what ways can politeness theory help improve interpersonal relationships? A) By encouraging rudeness and disrespect. B) By promoting positive communication, showing respect, avoiding conflict, maintaining face, considering others' feelings, and using appropriate language and gestures. C) By disregarding others' feelings and using inappropriate language. D) By escalating conflicts and arguments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By promoting positive communication, showing respect, avoiding conflict, maintaining face, considering others' feelings, and using appropriate language and gestures. 27. What are positive face needs? A) The need to be respected, independent and part of a group. B) The need to be autonomoUs, independent and not be imposed upon by others. C) The need to be respected, liked, and feel part of a group. D) The need to be autonomous and part of a group. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The need to be respected, liked, and feel part of a group. Related QuizzesDiscourse QuizzesGrammar QuizzesConversation Analysis QuizConversation Skills QuizImplicature Exercises QuizMaxims Of Conversation QuizPoliteness Strategies Spoken English QuizPoliteness Strategies QuizPoliteness Theory QuizPragmatic Inference Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books