This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Speech Acts – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Speech Acts Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. UNDER SEARLE'S SPEECH ACTThey change the state of the world in an immediate way. A) Directives. B) Expressives. C) Assertives. D) Commisives. E) Declaratives. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Declaratives. 2. WHAT TYPE OF ILLOCUTION IS BEING SHOWN?"The Earth is the third planet from the Sun." A) Expressives. B) Declarations. C) Assertives. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assertives. 3. When Agatha asks "How are you getting along?" , what type of speech act is she performing? A) Direct Speech Act. B) Indirect Speech Act. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech Act. 4. "I hereby declare the meeting open" is an example of: A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary. 5. What type of speech act is Joey using when he says, "How you doin'?" A) Expressive. B) Directive. C) Commissive. D) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Directive. 6. An illocutionary speech act is the performance of the act of saying something with a specific intention. Identify which of the following is an illocutionary speech act. A) "Wow! Thank you". B) "I promise to study every day". C) "Pardon?". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "I promise to study every day". 7. A boy tells a girl: "I swear I am not going to write to her again" A) Commisive. B) Declaration. C) Rogative. D) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commisive. 8. What is the basic function of a declarative? A) Asking a question. B) Making an exclamation. C) Making a statement. D) Giving a command. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Making a statement. 9. Which of the following verbs can be used as explicit performatives? A) Agree, apologize, beg. B) Promise, advise, warn. C) Congratulate, declare, offer. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. It is the act that a speaker performs in saying the utterance. A) Locutionary Act. B) Illocutionary Act. C) Perlocutionary Act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary Act. 11. You are on a date the movie you wanted to see already started what do you say to your date? A) I would never dream of . B) Do you have the common courtesy to . C) Let's stick with . D) Sorry doesn't change the fact . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Let's stick with . 12. What determines the interpretation of an utterance as performing a particular speech act? A) The speaker's intention. B) The circumstances surrounding the utterance. C) The language used. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The circumstances surrounding the utterance. 13. What type of act is 'You are fired!' considered? A) Assertive. B) Commissive. C) Declaration. D) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Declaration. 14. Use structure of a question to ask for information: ..... speech act. Use structure of a question to give a suggestion: ..... speech act A) Direct-Indirect. B) Indirect-Direct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct-Indirect. 15. When Agatha introduces her family members and says "That's my brother" which type of speech act is she performing? A) Directives. B) Commissive. C) Expressives. D) Representatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Representatives. 16. Which of the following is a locutionary act? A) Feeling cold after someone's words. B) Saying "It's cold in here.". C) Convincing someone to wear a jacket. D) Intending to request someone to close the window. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saying "It's cold in here.". 17. Which of these sentences is an example of an offer as a speech act? A) "It's getting late.". B) "I won't be late.". C) "Would you like some coffee?". D) "Tell me your phone number.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Would you like some coffee?". 18. Patricio says to his mom, "I promise to do my assignments later." A) Locutionary Act. B) Illocutionary Act. C) Perlocutionary Act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary Act. 19. Choose true or false:An utterance is seen as a direct speech act when there is a direct relationship between the structure and the communicative function of the utterance. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. The performative hypothesis including explicit performatives, implicit performatives and primary performatives. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. Hey there, Olivia! Have you ever wondered what an illocutionary act is? Let's dive into the fascinating world of language and communication together! A) An illocutionary act is a physical gesture made during conversation. B) An illocutionary act is a type of speech act that expresses the speaker's intention. C) An illocutionary act is a type of written communication only. D) An illocutionary act refers to the grammatical structure of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An illocutionary act is a type of speech act that expresses the speaker's intention. 22. According to John Searle, which of the following is NOT one of the five classifications of speech acts? A) Directives. B) Representatives. C) Interrogatives. D) Expressives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interrogatives. 23. Which of the following characteristics is true of essential conditions? A) Speaker knows the event will not have a beneficial effect. B) Speaker intends to create an obligation to carry out the action as promise. C) Listener can understand the language being used and that they are not play-acting or being nonsensical. D) When the speaker promises to do something, the event will have beneficial effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speaker intends to create an obligation to carry out the action as promise. 24. "Thank you so much for your kindness." A) Expressive. B) Assertive. C) Commissive. D) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expressive. 25. Many businesses and establishments shut down because of the pandemic. A) Expressive. B) Declaration. C) Commissive. D) Directive. E) Representative. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Representative. 26. "You are now class president." A) Assertives. B) Directives. C) Declaration. D) Expressives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Declaration. 27. In a casual setting, Mike says, "I bet you can't finish that in one hour." What type of speech act is he performing? A) Illocutionary. B) Performative. C) Perlocutionary. D) Locutionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Illocutionary. 28. What is the term for utterances not directly addressed to another one? A) On record expressions. B) Off record expressions. C) Bald on record. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Off record expressions. 29. "The court sentenced the defendant to five years in prison." -This is mainly a: A) Exercitive / Directive. B) Verdictive / Declarative. C) Expositive / Affirmative. D) Behabitive / Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verdictive / Declarative. 30. Juan told his friend, "Don't forget to bring your ball." The friend remembered and brought the ball.What is the perlocutionary act? A) The words spoken are "Don't forget to bring your ball.". B) The friend actually brought the ball. C) Juan is reminding his friend. D) Juan gave an order. 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