This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Speech Acts – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Speech Acts Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The illocutionary act is performed via ..... A) Traditional sense. B) The communicative force of an utterance. C) The thoughts or actions of the others. D) Certain effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The communicative force of an utterance. 2. Which of the following is a direct speech act to ask someone who is blocking the screen to move? A) This is a really exciting programme. B) Move out of the way. C) Do you have to stand in front of the TV. D) You are standing in front of the TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Move out of the way. 3. Locutionary act pertains to the action taken after hearing an utterance. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 4. Choose the classification of speech act that best corresponds to the given expression:I recommend that you eat less food with cholesterol. A) Expressives. B) Declarations. C) Directives. D) Commissives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Directives. 5. UNDER 6 VERBAL COMMUNICATION FACTORSmakes contact rather than conveys meaning A) Referential. B) Phatic. C) Conative. D) Emotive. E) Metalingual. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phatic. 6. Angeline:I watched UAAP Cheerdance last weekend. It's so amazing!Gerald:Yeah, do you have an assignment in Chemistry already? A) Nomination. B) Topic Control. C) Termination. D) Topic Shifting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Topic Shifting. 7. Choose the declarative sentence from the options below: A) The train arrives at 7 PM. B) Please bring me a glass of water. C) Have you seen my keys?. D) What a wonderful day!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The train arrives at 7 PM. 8. The Cold War, your dog, the house, and the King of the United Kingdom are examples of: A) Existential presupposition. B) Structural presupposition. C) Factive presupposition. D) Lexical presupposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Existential presupposition. 9. Rachel telling Phoebe, "I promise I won't be late again, " is an example of which act? A) Expressive. B) Commissive. C) Verdictive. D) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commissive. 10. "Any suggestions you have are welcome" A) Interrogative form functioning as an assertion. B) Declarative form functioning as a request. C) Imperative form functioning as a request. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Declarative form functioning as a request. 11. The show was excellent and superb! Kudos to the entire cast! A) Declaration. B) Expressive. C) Representative. D) Commissive. E) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expressive. 12. You are promoted! A) Assertive. B) Declarative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Declarative. 13. Choose the classification of speech act that best corresponds to the given expression:If you need a ride, I will offer to drive you to your house. A) Declarations. B) Expressives. C) Representatives. D) Commissives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commissives. 14. Teacher Sid says, "Please submit your projects tomorrow, class." the act of requesting is what kind of speech act? A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary. 15. Define the type of speech acts in this sentence "The meal was delicious." A) Commissives. B) Expressives. C) Representatives. D) Declarations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expressives. 16. Which among the following is NOT an intrapersonal communication? A) Practicing for a skit. B) Reading a newspaper. C) Reading a diary. D) Internalizing a role in a skit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reading a newspaper. 17. What type of speech acts state what the speaker believes to be the case or not? A) Declarations. B) Representatives. C) Directives. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Representatives. 18. "The concert starts at 8 PM." If said as a reminder, this is: A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary. 19. At the barangay assembly, a councilor urged residents to participate in the community clean-up drive by emphasizing the health risks of a dirty environment and the benefits of a cleaner neighborhood. Select the type of speech used in this situation. A) Persuasive Speech. B) Informative Speech. C) Entertainment Speech. D) Inspirational Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Persuasive Speech. 20. Match the types of acts with their correct meaning:1. Locutionary act 2. Illocutionary act 3. Perlocutionary actA. What is done B. What is said C. The effect on the hearer A) 1B 2C 3A. B) 1B 2A 3C. C) 1A 2B 3C. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1B 2C 3A. 21. A parent tells a child, "Don't play too long with your phone." The child reduces screen time because of this.What is the perlocutionary act? A) Saying the words "Don't play too long with your phone.". B) The child actually spent less time on the phone. C) The parent wants to control the child. D) Warning the child. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The child actually spent less time on the phone. 22. "The earth revolves around the sun." A) Assertive. B) Expressive. C) Declarative. D) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assertive. 23. He asked me to write it again. A) Direct. B) Indirect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect. 24. What speech act is Joey using when he says, "I'll help you move tomorrow" ? A) Commissive. B) Directive. C) Assertive. D) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commissive. 25. When can we say that a speech act is a locutionary act? A) When there is an utterance of a sound, a word, or even a speech. B) When there is something said to express an intention. C) When the utterance changes the person's feelings, thoughts or actions. D) When the statement caused misunderstanding and confusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When there is an utterance of a sound, a word, or even a speech. 26. In IFDs performative verbs needs to be mentioned A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 27. "Take some photos!" , it has the function of ..... ? A) For making statements. B) For asking questions. C) Express commands and/or requests. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Express commands and/or requests. 28. "This cake tastes amazing, " said to share the speaker's impression, is an example of: A) Perlocutionary. B) Directive. C) Illocutionary. D) Locutionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Illocutionary. 29. When the speaker is violating the maxims: A) They appear not to follow the maxims but expect hearers to understand the meaning implied. B) They are uncooperative in the way the maxim requires. C) They know that the hearer will not understand them. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They know that the hearer will not understand them. 30. Choose the correct type of speech act for each sentence. 5. "Get out of here!" A) Threat. B) Warning. C) Request. D) Order. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Order. ← 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 8Speech Acts Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books