This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Speech Acts – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Speech Acts Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of speech acts express psychological states? A) Expressives. B) Commissives. C) Directives. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expressives. 2. Identify the speech act in the statement:'Could you pass the salt?' A) Request. B) Statement. C) Question. D) Command. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Request. 3. What kind of condition is the following sentence?It covers the fact that by the act of uttering a promise, listener thereby intends to create an obligation to carry out the action as promised. A) Essential condition. B) General conditions. C) Sincerity condition. D) Content conditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Essential condition. 4. Both speaker and hearer are usually helped in the communicative process by the circumstances surrounding the utterance. We define these circumstances as: A) Speech act. B) Speech event. C) Illocutionary force. D) Felicity condition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speech event. 5. Which sentence is an example of a speech act used to give advice? A) Have you ever seen such a beautiful sunset?. B) Don't forget to lock the door. C) How amazing this view is!. D) It would be a good idea to exercise regularly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It would be a good idea to exercise regularly. 6. The locutionary act is the basic act of producing a meaningful linguistic expression. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 7. UNDER SEARLE'S SPEECH ACTasking, ordering, inviting, advising, begging A) Commisives. B) Directives. C) Declaratives. D) Expressives. E) Assertives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Directives. 8. Which of the following best describes the function of an assertive speech act? A) Expresses apology. B) States a fact or belief. C) Requests an action. D) Brings about a change in employment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) States a fact or belief. 9. It is the effects, intentional or unintentional, the utterance has on the behavior, thoughts, and feelings of the addressee. A) Illocutionary Act. B) Perlocutionary Act. C) Locutionary Act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Perlocutionary Act. 10. What is the purpose of using ritual performatives? A) To carry out the act they name. B) To avoid invoking power and status. C) To make the performative more explicit. D) To report a speech act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To carry out the act they name. 11. Your answers are undoubtedly wrong. A) Declarative. B) Commissive. C) Expressive. D) Representative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Representative. 12. I'm really sorry! A) Commissives. B) Expressives. C) Assertives. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expressives. 13. Your Dad comes home late from work. He enters by giving an excuse for being late what does he likely say? A) Hey let's stick with being human. B) I would never dream of missing dinner. C) Do you have the common courtesy to make a snack. D) The subway was miserable today. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The subway was miserable today. 14. Hey there, curious minds! Have you ever wondered what negative face means? Let's dive into this intriguing concept together! Maybe Abigail, Liam, or Benjamin can share their thoughts too! A) Negative face refers to a facial expression of happiness. B) Negative face is the need for social approval and validation. C) Negative face means expressing anger or frustration openly. D) Negative face is the desire for autonomy and freedom from imposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Negative face is the desire for autonomy and freedom from imposition. 15. True or False? A performative verb can only be used in a simple positive present tense sentence, with a 1st person singular subject" A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 16. A perlocutionary act may be unintentional. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 17. Explain the concept of directive illocutionary speech acts. A) Speech acts that are intended to get the listener to do something. B) Speech acts that are intended to entertain the listener. C) Speech acts that are intended to provide information. D) Speech acts that are intended to confuse the listener. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speech acts that are intended to get the listener to do something. 18. Choose the correct type of speech act for each sentence. 1. "John read the book." A) Request. B) Assertion. C) Threat. D) Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assertion. 19. We have a direct speech act when there is a ..... relationship between a structure and a ..... A) Direct/purpose. B) Direct/function. C) Indirect/meaning. D) Indirect/request. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct/function. 20. Bring me some hot water. A) Directives. B) Commissives. C) Assertives. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Directives. 21. What kind of speech act?A fathers says to his child, "Why don't you spend less time watching TV?" A) Commissives. B) Representatives. C) Directives. D) Expressives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Directives. 22. Giving an apology A) A. "You have to understand me. It was not my fault.". B) "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it to happen.". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it to happen.". 23. Identify which type of illocutionary act is in this sentence"I recommend that you eat less foods with cholesterol." A) Directive. B) Commissive. C) Assertive. D) Expressive. E) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Directive. 24. When someone hears, "You are safe now, " and feels relieved, which speech act is this? A) Illocutionary. B) Locutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perlocutionary. 25. After hearing a funny joke, the class laughs loudly. A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perlocutionary. 26. What is the function of explicit performatives using pronouns other than 'I' or 'we'? A) To carry out the act they name. B) To ask a question. C) To make a statement. D) To report a speech act. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To report a speech act. 27. "Speakers are assumed to be saying something that is relevant to what has been said before" is: A) Maxim of quantity. B) Maxim of quality. C) Maxim of relevance. D) Maxim of manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maxim of relevance. 28. Choose the correct type of speech act for each sentence. 8. "I promise to help you with your homework." A) Request. B) Assertion. C) Promise. D) Threat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Promise. 29. A doctor states, "You need to rest to recover, " intending to give medical advice. This is an example of: A) Locutionary. B) Directive. C) Perlocutionary. D) Illocutionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Illocutionary. 30. Here are some words that can be used to deliver information in Assertive utterances, except: A) Declare. B) Announce. C) Speech. D) Report. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speech. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesDiscourse QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSpeech Acts Quiz 1Speech Acts Quiz 2Speech Acts Quiz 3Speech Acts Quiz 4Speech Acts Quiz 5Speech Acts Quiz 6Speech Acts Quiz 7Speech Acts Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books