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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the illocutionary force of the utterance: "Wow, your dress is so beautiful!" ? A) The listener is happy with the compliment. B) The listener is furious at the sarcastic comment. C) The speaker is paying a compliment on the listener's dress. D) The speaker is using an affirmative sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The speaker is paying a compliment on the listener's dress. 2. Choose the correct type of speech act for each sentence. 2. "Did John read the book?" A) Warning. B) Question. C) Assertion. D) Promise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Question. 3. Find the performative verbs in the dialogue.Him:Can I talk to Marry?Her:No, She's not here.Him:I am asking you-Can I talk to her?Her:And I am telling you-SHE IS NOT HERE! A) Talk. B) Asking-telling. C) Talk-asking-telling. D) Not all. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asking-telling. 4. What type of speech acts change the world via an utterance? A) Declarations. B) Representatives. C) Expressives. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Declarations. 5. In an indirect speech act which utterance element demonstrates a different meaning? A) The form. B) Function. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Function. 6. It is a type of utterance that refers to something. A) Propositional Act. B) Utterance Act. C) Perlocutionary Act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Propositional Act. 7. After the break up, Diego told Yvonne this: "You will never found someone as great as me." A) Directive. B) Assertive. C) Expressive. D) Commissive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assertive. 8. "It's cold outside" used as a request to close the window is: A) A direct speech act. B) An indirect speech act. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An indirect speech act. 9. Submit those documents on time. A) Expressive. B) Directive. C) Representative. D) Commissive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Directive. 10. Which intensifying item confers exclamative force on a declarative? A) Such. B) So. C) Terribly. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 11. Waitress says to her colleague: "It's going to rain" A) Representative. B) Directive. C) Commisive. D) Rogative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Representative. 12. What type of speech is Elena performing when she says " I am happy to be in London also I am a little sad." ? 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. 13. "You should be here 30 minutes earlier tomorrow." A) Commissive. B) Declaration. C) Assertive. D) Directive. E) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Directive. 14. WHAT TYPE OF ILLOCUTION IS BEING SHOWN?"I regret telling you that." A) Assertives. B) Expressives. C) Declarations. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expressives. 15. A perlocutionary act refers to which one of the following? A) The effects produced in the listener/reader on hearing/reading the illocutionary act. B) The intention the speaker has when saying or writing something. C) The act of saying or writing something in language using literal content of words. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The effects produced in the listener/reader on hearing/reading the illocutionary act. 16. Identify the exclamative sentence: A) He passed his driving test. B) What a fantastic performance!. C) Is she coming to the party?. D) The store closes at 9 PM. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What a fantastic performance!. 17. The speaker who flouts the maxim of quality: A) Gives too little information, so the hearer is unsatisfied by the information provided. B) Uses words that do not represent the reality, the speaker uses sarcasm, irony or metaphor. C) Uses obscure or ambiguous language, e.g. to exclude someone. D) Uses words as a distraction by changing the topic that was irrelevant to persuade the hearer to find the implied meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uses words that do not represent the reality, the speaker uses sarcasm, irony or metaphor. 18. What type of Speech Act is:'' I promise to be there promptly" A) Expressive. B) Declaration. C) Directives. D) Commisives. E) Assertive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commisives. 19. Speech acts can be analyzed based on ..... A) Only locutionary force. B) Only illocutionary force. C) Both locutionary and illocutionary force. D) Neither locutionary nor illocutionary force. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both locutionary and illocutionary force. 20. Choose the correct answerThe type of presupposition that a speaker has when uttering: "Professor Huang was glad that he had solved one of evolution's great mysteries" is A) Factive presupposition. B) Structural presupposition. C) Existential presupposition. D) Non-factive presupposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Factive presupposition. 21. During a casual conversation, Emma says, "You could at least try to be on time." What type of speech act is she using? A) Perlocutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Locutionary. D) Performative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary. 22. Why don't we use performatives all the time? A) Not all verbs are potentially performative. B) They are less efficient than other clause types. C) They can only be used in certain contexts. D) They are considered impolite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not all verbs are potentially performative. 23. "Please don't go out during this storm." A) Assertive. B) Declaration. C) Commissive. D) Expressive. E) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Directive. 24. "Open the window" is which sentence type (structure)? A) Declarative. B) Interrogative. C) Imperative. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imperative. 25. The speaker who flouts the maxim of manner: A) Uses obscure or ambiguous language, e.g. to exclude someone. B) Gives too little information, so the hearer is unsatisfied by the information provided. C) Uses words as a distraction by changing the topic that was irrelevant to persuade the hearer to find the implied meaning. D) Uses words that do not represent the reality, the speaker uses sarcasm, irony or metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uses obscure or ambiguous language, e.g. to exclude someone. 26. During the class discussion, the teacher says: "The Philippines is an archipelago consisting of more than 7, 000 islands." What type of speech act is being used in this statement? A) Commissive. B) Expressive. C) Directive. D) Locutionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Locutionary. 27. Which face emphasizes freedom? A) Positive face. B) Negative face. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative face. 28. A boss says to his employee "Complete these by tomorrow" A) Directives. B) Commissives. C) Declarations. D) Rogatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Directives. 29. Identify the three basic structures and its communicative function in the direct speech acts. A) Interrogatives for making statements, declaratives for asking questions, and imperatives express commands. B) Declaratives for making statements, interrogatives for asking questions, and imperatives express commands. C) Declaratives for making sentences, imperatives for asking questions, and interrogatives to express commands. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Declaratives for making statements, interrogatives for asking questions, and imperatives express commands. 30. In the dialogue, when Agatha confirms " Of course, he does." , 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: B) Indirect Speech Act. 31. Define the type of speech acts in this sentence "Please check your inbox." A) Commissives. B) Expressives. C) Directives. D) Declarations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Directives. 32. UNDER SEARLE'S SPEECH ACTthey commit the speaker to doing something in the future (promising, planning, vowing, betting, opposing). A) Declaratives. B) Commisives. C) Assertives. D) Expressives. E) Directives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commisives. 33. An order or threat is an example of: A) A positive face threatening act. B) A negative face threatening act. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A negative face threatening act. 34. It is defined by the speaker's intention and the effect it has on the listener. A) SPEECH. B) PUBLIC SPEECH. C) SPEECH ACTS. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) SPEECH ACTS. 35. After hearing the coach say, "Run faster!" the players speed up. A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perlocutionary. 36. Efforts to save "face" for another person: A) Politeness. B) Face threatening act. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Politeness. 37. ..... is the actual form of words used by the speaker and their semantic meaning. A) The illocution. B) The locution. C) The perlocution. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The locution. 38. Identify the TYPE OF SPEECH ACT:It is the utterances we use, which are literal in meaning. A) Locutionary Act. B) Illocutionary Act. C) Perlocutionary Act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Locutionary Act. 39. She said to him, "Consult a doctor." A) Direct. B) Indirect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct. 40. What type of Speech Act is:'' I am so sorry for letting you down" A) Declaration. B) Assertive. C) Directives. D) Expressive. E) Commisive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expressive. 41. When Victor says " Tell me about your 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. 42. Which title best represents an Expositive action? A) "The President apologizes for the delay.". B) "The analyst explains why inflation is rising.". C) "The Prime Minister announces a new policy.". D) "The judge declares the company guilty of fraud.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "The Prime Minister announces a new policy.". 43. What is the primary purpose of studying speech acts in communication? A) To memorize different types of speech acts. B) To understand how utterances function as actions. C) To learn how to write speeches effectively. D) To avoid misunderstandings in written communication. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To understand how utterances function as actions. 44. " Can I play some music?Please, I hate music" A) Indirect request. B) Direct request. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indirect request. 45. When someone says, "I promise to help you, " what type of speech act is it according to Searle? A) Assertion. B) Directive. C) Expressive. D) Commitment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commitment. 46. When Tom asks, "Do you really think that will work?" what is he implying through his question? A) A direct inquiry. B) A rhetorical question. C) A constative statement. D) A performative statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A rhetorical question. 47. What is the primary focus of a locutionary act? A) The context in which the statement is made. B) The emotional response of the listener. C) The literal meaning of the words used. D) The speaker's intention behind the statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The literal meaning of the words used. 48. If Monica says, "The lasagna is in the oven, " this is an example of: A) Expressive. B) Verdictive. C) Declarative. D) Assertive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assertive. 49. Which of the following verbs cannot be potentially performative? A) Agree. B) Congratulate. C) Threaten. D) Offer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Threaten. 50. Please be quiet as the students in the next room are taking their Final Exams. A) Declaration. B) Expressive. C) Assertive. D) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Directive. 51. Which sentence is a yes-no question? A) Where is your phone?. B) Should I call you later?. C) What time does the movie start?. D) I wonder if she is coming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should I call you later?. 52. May I have a cup of coffee with sugar and creamer? A) Representative. B) Directive. C) Declaration. D) Expressive. E) Commissive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Directive. 53. Which type of speech act includes promises, offers, and threats? A) Commissives. B) Representatives. C) Expressives. D) Directives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commissives. 54. What are the main types of illocutionary speech acts? A) Commands, requests, demands. B) Assertives, directives, commissives, expressives, and declarations. C) Questions, answers, discussions. D) Statements, exclamations, interjections. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assertives, directives, commissives, expressives, and declarations. 55. The indirect speech acts can not be used to make polite requests. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 56. Theo Austin (1962), the act of expressing words with a specific meaning is called what? A) Illocutionary act. B) Locutionary act. C) Commissive act. D) Perlocutionary act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Illocutionary act. 57. When Anna says, "I can't believe you did that, " what type of speech act is she using? A) Perlocutionary. B) Constative. C) Illocutionary. D) Locutionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Illocutionary. 58. ..... is speech act that state how the speaker feels and express psychological states A) Expressive. B) Representative. C) Directive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expressive. 59. The principal says, "I now declare this event officially open." A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary. 60. "I hereby testify that I sold that property on July 3, 2021." A) Commissive. B) Directive. C) Assertive. D) Expressive. E) Declaration. 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