This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Speech Acts – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Speech Acts Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A priest says over baby "I baptize you in the name of ..... " A) Expresive. B) Commisive. C) Rogative. D) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Declaration. 2. A student says, "Tomorrow is our exam." A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Locutionary. 3. Which of the following best describes the structure of a declarative sentence? A) Subject + Verb. B) Interrogative word + Verb. C) Exclamative word + Subject. D) Verb + Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject + Verb. 4. Which of these is an imperative sentence? A) She loves to read novels. B) How tall he is!. C) Don't touch that button. D) Do you like chocolate?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Don't touch that button. 5. I will give you plus points when you behave during the session. A) Expressive. B) Declaration. C) Representative. D) Commissive. E) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commissive. 6. "Please refrain from using your cell phones during the performance." A) Commissive. B) Declaration. C) Directive. D) Assertive. E) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Directive. 7. Provide an example of a representative illocutionary speech act. A) Writing a letter. B) Asking a question. C) Giving a command. D) Singing a song. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Giving a command. 8. "My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." -Forrest Gump, 1994 A) Locutionary Act. B) Illocutionary Act. C) Perlocutionary Act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perlocutionary Act. 9. What type of speech act is:''From now on I will do my best to help you" A) Assertive. B) Directive. C) Expressive. D) Declaration. E) Commissive. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Commissive. 10. The perlocutionary act is performed via the communicative force of an utterance. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 11. Identify what illocutionary act is used. "I move that the nomination for the Class Mayor be closed." A) Directive. B) Nominative. C) Expressive. D) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Declarative. 12. Which clause type can be used to make exclamations with appropriate intonation? A) Declarative. B) Imperative. C) Interrogative. D) Passive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Declarative. 13. Hey there, curious minds! Have you ever wondered what a perlocutionary act is? Let's dive into this fascinating concept together! Maybe Noah, Samuel, or Aria can help us explore its meaning! A) A type of grammatical structure. B) A form of non-verbal communication. C) The effect of a speech act on the listener. D) A method of teaching language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The effect of a speech act on the listener. 14. Firing an employee is an example of what kind of illocutionary act? A) None of the above. B) Declaration. C) Expressive. D) Commissive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Declaration. 15. A statement that results in someone feeling reassured, like "Everything will be okay, " is an example of: A) Directive. B) Perlocutionary. C) Locutionary. D) Illocutionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Perlocutionary. 16. Please unmute your microphone only when you teacher tells you to do so. A) Representative. B) Directive. C) Commissive. D) Expressive. E) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Directive. 17. The utterance "I now pronounce you husband and wife" is an example of which speech act? A) Commissive. B) Assertive. C) Expressive. D) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Declarative. 18. In the second example, what is the illocutionary act in Mark's statement, "Heads up. There is a cockroach near you" ? A) Mark's intention to warn Elizabeth. B) Elizabeth screaming and panicking. C) The literal meaning of Mark's words. D) The presence of a cockroach. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mark's intention to warn Elizabeth. 19. Which of the following characteristics is true of an illocutionary act? A) Centering on the speaker's intended meaning. B) Creating utterance with an intended effect. C) Centering on the influence of an utterance on the listener. D) Producing a meaningful sentence or phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Centering on the speaker's intended meaning. 20. Covers howprocedural formality orinformality affects thedevelopment of topic inconversations. A) TOPIC SHIFTING. B) TOPIC CONTROL. C) NOMINATION. D) RESTRICTION. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TOPIC CONTROL. 21. "The exam will take place in the gymnasium" A) Expressive. B) Directive. C) Declaration. D) Assertive. E) Commissive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assertive. 22. "I swear I will never lie to you again." A) Directive. B) Assertive. C) Expressive. D) Declarative. E) Commissive. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Commissive. 23. What do you think the speaker means when he or she says, "Can you open the door? A) The speaker is requesting me to open the door. B) The speaker wants to know if I have the ability to open the door. C) The speaker is asking me a question. D) The speaker does not make sense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The speaker is requesting me to open the door. 24. What is the difference between direct and indirect performatives? A) Direct performatives are more polite. B) Direct performatives do not carry out the act they name. C) Indirect performatives avoid invoking power and status. D) Indirect performatives have greater force. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct performatives do not carry out the act they name. 25. "Can you open the window?" is an example of which type of speech act? A) Directive. B) Commissive. C) Declarative. D) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Directive. 26. What type of act is Ross using when he declares "We were on a break!" ? A) Expressive. B) Declarative. C) Directive. D) Assertive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assertive. 27. When Victor says: "You miss your big family?" , what type of speech act is he 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. 28. What are direct address forms known as? A) On record expressions. B) Off record expressions. C) Bald on record. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On record expressions. 29. Who says this:"You're under arrested." A) Mother to son. B) A coach to a team member. C) A buyer to a seller. D) A police officer to a man who was speeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A police officer to a man who was speeding. 30. WHAT TYPE OF ILLOCUTION IS BEING SHOWN?"I swear I will never tell anyone about your secret." A) Assertives. B) Commissives. C) Declarations. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commissives. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesDiscourse QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSpeech Acts Quiz 1Speech Acts Quiz 2Speech Acts Quiz 3Speech Acts Quiz 4Speech Acts Quiz 5Speech Acts Quiz 7Speech Acts Quiz 8Speech Acts Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books