This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Politeness Strategies Spoken English – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Politeness Strategies Spoken English Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How can you make a request more polite using past verb forms? A) I am asking you a question. B) I wanted to ask you a question. C) I want to ask you a question. D) I will ask you a question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I wanted to ask you a question. 2. Who is the actor mention the phrase "bahasa menunjukkan bangsa" in the video shared? A) Samsudin. B) P. Ramlee. C) Aziz Sattar. D) Banggali. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) P. Ramlee. 3. How many politeness strategies? A) 3. B) 4. C) 5. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4. 4. People generally behave as if their expectations concerning their public self-image, or their ..... , will be respected. A) Face wants. B) Face saving acts. C) Face threatening acts. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Face wants. 5. I think we should all work together to rid our society of social evils. A) Impolite way of giving opinion. B) Polite way of disagreeing opinion. C) Impolite way of disagreeing opinion. D) Polite way of giving an opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Polite way of giving an opinion. 6. What is a face-threatening act? A) Something said to a listener that could cause him/her to be embarrassed or ashamed. B) An action that one can do "in the face" of another. C) Something said that always conveys a threat to one's life and safety. D) A speech act that is never heard in everyday speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Something said to a listener that could cause him/her to be embarrassed or ashamed. 7. Say nothing approach means the other ..... and not because the self ..... A) Offers-asks. B) Does nothing-notices. C) Notices-does nothing. D) Asks-offers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Offers-asks. 8. What strategy did the speakers use in the following conversation?Baymax:I am sorry about the fire.Hiro:It's okay. It was an accident. A) Exaggerate. B) Joke. C) Be indirect. D) Apologize. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apologize. 9. If a speaker says something that represents a threat to another individual's expectations regarding self-image, it is described as ..... A) Face wants. B) Face threatening act. C) Face saving act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Face threatening act. 10. ..... my suit correctly?(Most polite) A) You will clean. B) Clean. C) Would you clean. D) You would please clean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would you clean. 11. Actually, as a matter of fact, I think we can look at it again and decide. A) Impolite way of disagreeing. B) Polite way of disagreeing. C) Polite way of giving opinion. D) Impolite way of giving opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polite way of disagreeing. 12. What is the primary goal of positive politeness strategies in conversations? A) To minimize imposition on the interlocutor's freedom. B) To emphasize shared values, mutual trust, and friendship. C) To distance oneself from the interlocutor. D) To avoid giving unwanted information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To emphasize shared values, mutual trust, and friendship. 13. When we are chatting with our friends, which of the following way shows the 'independent' in politeness strategy? A) Show our interest. B) Not dominate others' choices. C) Approve their works. D) Agree with others. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not dominate others' choices. 14. Which politeness strategy seeks to minimize threat to hearer's negative face? A) Bald-on record. B) Off record. C) Negative Politeness. D) Positive Politeness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Negative Politeness. 15. What is the main focus of Politeness Theory in communication? A) To enhance vocabulary. B) To improve grammar. C) To develop writing skills. D) To manage social relationships. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To manage social relationships. 16. Which politeness strategy seeks to minimize threat to the hearer's positive face? A) Bald-on record. B) Nagative Politeness. C) Positive Politeness. D) Off record. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Positive Politeness. 17. We say "Good morning" when we meet our friends in the morning. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Internal and external factors have an influence not only on what we say (implicature), but also on how we are interpreted (inference). A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Rubbish! Nonsense! I don't agree with this. A) Polite way of giving opinon. B) Impolite way of giving opinion. C) Polite way of disagreeing,. D) Impolite way of disagreeing,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Impolite way of disagreeing,. 20. Why politeness training is important? A) Need in your job. B) Need to have manner. C) We can act good. D) You will encounter many people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You will encounter many people. 21. What is the difference between positive and negative politeness? A) Positive politeness seeks to build rapport, while negative politeness seeks to avoid imposition. B) Positive politeness is aggressive, while negative politeness is passive. C) Positive politeness is used in writing, while negative politeness is used in speech. D) Positive politeness is more formal, while negative politeness is informal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive politeness seeks to build rapport, while negative politeness seeks to avoid imposition. 22. What do you think about ..... ? A) Having a cup of coffee. B) Have a cup of coffe. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having a cup of coffee. 23. Does the following sentence have mitigating devices? "Lend me some money." A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 24. Bald off-record strategy uses indirect language and removes the speaker from the potential to be imposing. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. To my mind this is the truth and I believe it. A) Impolite way of disagreeing opinion. B) Polite way of giving an opinion. C) Polite way of disagreeing opinion. D) Impolite way of giving an opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polite way of giving an opinion. 26. We say "Good evening" when we meet our friends in the evening. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 27. Which is the most polite? A) Please, give me my change. B) Give me my change. C) Would you please bring me my change?. D) Would you bring me my change?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would you please bring me my change?. 28. I am afraid, I don't agree with you on this matter. A) Polite way of disagreeing. B) Polite way of giving an opinion. C) Impolite way of disagreeing. D) Impolite way of giving opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polite way of disagreeing. 29. That's an interesting idea but I think our ideas is much better. A) Polite way of giving opinion. B) Polite way of disagreeing. C) Impolite way of disagreeing. D) Impolite way of giving opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polite way of disagreeing. 30. Read the conversation below. Then answer questions number 16-17Angga:Excuse me, Sir. May ask you something?Mr. Ashari:Certainly. Angga. What is it?Angga:I wonder if you could explain the respiratory system once again.Mr.Ashari:O.K. I'll explain it after the break time. Is it all right?Angga:Yes, Sir. Thank you.During what lesson does the dialog take place? A) Physics. B) Chemistry. C) Biology. D) Math. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biology. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesDiscourse QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPoliteness Strategies Spoken English Quiz 1Politeness Strategies Spoken English Quiz 2Politeness Strategies Spoken English Quiz 4Politeness Strategies Spoken English Quiz 5Conversation Analysis QuizConversation Skills QuizImplicature Exercises QuizMaxims Of Conversation Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books