This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Speech Acts – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Speech Acts Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. Your answers are undoubtedly wrong. A) Expressive. B) Representative. C) Declarative. D) Commissive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Representative. 3. I'm really sorry! A) Commissives. B) Expressives. C) Assertives. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expressives. 4. Your Dad comes home late from work. He enters by giving an excuse for being late what does he likely say? A) Do you have the common courtesy to make a snack. B) Hey let's stick with being human. C) The subway was miserable today. D) I would never dream of missing dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The subway was miserable today. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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 provide information. C) Speech acts that are intended to confuse the listener. D) Speech acts that are intended to entertain the listener. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speech acts that are intended to get the listener to do something. 9. Choose the correct type of speech act for each sentence. 1. "John read the book." A) Request. B) Question. C) Assertion. D) Threat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assertion. 10. We have a direct speech act when there is a ..... relationship between a structure and a ..... A) Direct/function. B) Direct/purpose. C) Indirect/meaning. D) Indirect/request. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct/function. 11. Bring me some hot water. A) Directives. B) Commissives. C) Assertives. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Directives. 12. What kind of speech act?A fathers says to his child, "Why don't you spend less time watching TV?" A) Commissives. B) Expressives. C) Representatives. D) Directives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Directives. 13. 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.". 14. Identify which type of illocutionary act is in this sentence"I recommend that you eat less foods with cholesterol." A) Directive. B) Expressive. C) Declaration. D) Assertive. E) Commissive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Directive. 15. When someone hears, "You are safe now, " and feels relieved, which speech act is this? A) Directive. B) Perlocutionary. C) Illocutionary. D) Locutionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Perlocutionary. 16. 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. 17. What is the function of explicit performatives using pronouns other than 'I' or 'we'? A) To ask a question. B) To carry out the act they name. C) To report a speech act. D) To make a statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To report a speech act. 18. "Speakers are assumed to be saying something that is relevant to what has been said before" is: A) Maxim of quantity. B) Maxim of relevance. C) Maxim of quality. D) Maxim of manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maxim of relevance. 19. Choose the correct type of speech act for each sentence. 8. "I promise to help you with your homework." A) Promise. B) Request. C) Threat. D) Assertion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Promise. 20. A doctor states, "You need to rest to recover, " intending to give medical advice. This is an example of: A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Directive. D) Perlocutionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary. 21. Here are some words that can be used to deliver information in Assertive utterances, except: A) Announce. B) Declare. C) Speech. D) Report. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speech. 22. "I hereby declare this meeting adjourned." A) Assertive. B) Declaration. C) Directive. D) Expressive. E) Commissive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Declaration. 23. When Laura asks, "Isn't it obvious that we need to change our strategy?" what is she using? A) A performative statement. B) A constative statement. C) A rhetorical question. D) A direct question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A rhetorical question. 24. Perlocutionary act highlights the intention of the speaker. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 25. Which of the following is NOT a function of an Assertive speech act? A) Expresses a belief or claim. B) Shares opinions. C) Requests help. D) States facts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Requests help. 26. UNDER SEARLE'S SPEECH ACTthey commit the speaker to something being the case A) Directives. B) Expressives. C) Declaratives. D) Commisives. E) Assertives. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Assertives. 27. When Elena responds "to study English" to Agatha's question about the purpose of language school, which type of speech act is she performing? A) Representatives. B) Expressives. C) Commissive. D) Directives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Representatives. 28. In the given dialogue, when Agatha introduces Elena to Victor "This is Elena" , which 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. 29. "I'm really excited about our upcoming vacation." A) Declaration. B) Assertive. C) Commissive. D) Expressive. E) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expressive. 30. "I will miss you a lot" this is an example of ..... act. A) Assertive. B) Expressive. C) Declarative. D) Directive. E) Commissive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expressive. 31. What kind of utterance that is neither true nor false but its purpose is to make a part of the word conform to what is said? A) Phatic utterance. B) Verdictive utterance. C) Assertive utterance. D) Performative utterance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Performative utterance. 32. B. Identify the illocutionary act (intention) in each item.4. Kindly bring that glass of water to me. A) Expressive. B) Assertive. C) Commissive. D) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Directive. 33. A rhetorical question is a ..... A) Command intended to be a genuine request for information. B) Apelative sentence intended to be an ingenuine answer. C) Request intended to be genuine information. D) Interrogative sentence but is not intended to be a genuine request for information. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interrogative sentence but is not intended to be a genuine request for information. 34. What is unique about the declarative among clause types? A) It can ask a question. B) It can make an exclamation. C) It can carry out certain acts by naming them. D) It can give a command. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It can carry out certain acts by naming them. 35. A perlocutionary speech act happens when what the speaker says has an effect on the listener. Identify which of the following is a perlocutionary speech act. A) "There's an earthquake!". B) "Are you crazy?". C) "Don't do that!". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "There's an earthquake!". 36. "The book is on the table" is an example of: A) Perlocutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Directive. D) Locutionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Locutionary. 37. Which speech-act category does the second speaker's utterance belong to?Ed:You look lovely today in your new dress.Faye:Thank you for your nice compliment. A) Expressives. B) Declaratives. C) Representatives. D) Commissives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expressives. 38. Is done through the power of speech, like when someone promises, apologizes, or makes an offer. A) Locutionary Act. B) Illocutionary Act. C) Perlocutionary Act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary Act. 39. How can negative declaratives express a polite question? A) By negating the performative. B) By using appropriate intonation. C) By using a passive form. D) By including intensifying items. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By using appropriate intonation. 40. "The listeners will reinforce their house roofs before this Saturday" is the ..... of this utterance? " There will be a terrible storm this Saturday" A) Illocutionary act. B) Locutionary act. C) Perlocutionary act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perlocutionary act. 41. But the act of saying something with the intention of stating an opinion, confirming, or denying something A) Illocutionary Act. B) Locutionary Act. C) Perlocutionary Act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Illocutionary Act. 42. Which of the following descriptions best describes the perlocutionary act? A) The grammatical structure of a sentence. B) The intention behind a statement. C) An action performed when saying something. D) The effect achieved when saying something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The effect achieved when saying something. 43. "There are tigers in the kitchen" is which sentence type (structure)? A) Declarative. B) Interrogative. C) Imperative. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Declarative. 44. WHAT TYPE OF ILLOCUTION IS BEING SHOWN?"I challenge you to a game of chess." A) Commissives. B) Expressives. C) Directives. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Directives. 45. What is the topic we discussed? A) Models of Communication. B) Speech Acts. C) 7 C's of communication. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speech Acts. 46. What is the communicative force of an utterance called? A) Locutionary act. B) Illocutionary act. C) Perlocutionary act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary act. 47. A speaker saying, "The answer is correct, " intended to inform the listener, is which type of speech act? A) Perlocutionary. B) Directive. C) Locutionary. D) Illocutionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Locutionary. 48. "Would you pass the rice?" is a declaration. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 49. "It's hot here."The perlocutionary in the utterance is ..... A) A request for someone not to close the door. B) The speaker feels hot in this place. C) The hearer will open the window. D) A request for someone to open the door. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The hearer will open the window. 50. Chandler says to Monica, "ikaw ang bugtong itik nga ga kapa-kapa sa malapokon kung dughan, ug ikaw ang ting-ting nga gabagting sakong kasing-kasing, saksi ang mga unggoy nga ga languy-languy kilid sa hagunoy, sa akong gugma ikaw ra ang gi ila." A) Locutionary Act. B) Illocutionary Act. C) Perlocutionary Act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perlocutionary Act. 51. During the graduation ceremony, the guest speaker shared her life story-how she overcame poverty through perseverance and hard work-to encourage the graduates to pursue their dreams despite challenges. Select the type of speech used in this situation. A) Inspirational Speech. B) Entertainment Speech. C) Informative Speech. D) Persuasive Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inspirational Speech. 52. The type of speech acts that doesn't make words fit the world is ..... A) Directives. B) Representatives. C) Declaratives. D) Expressives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Directives. 53. "I do not accept late homework assignments."(said directly to students) A) Commissive. B) Declaration. C) Assertive. D) Directive. E) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Directive. 54. "What a wonderful performance you gave today!" A) Directive. B) Assertive. C) Declarative. D) Expressive. E) Commissive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expressive. 55. Which speech act classification does "I'll lend you my notes after class" belong to? A) Expressive. B) Commissive. C) Assertive. D) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commissive. 56. A priest says over an infant, " ..... " A) I forbid you to leave your room. B) I agree with your terms. C) I baptize you in the name of Peter. D) Who washed the dishes?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I baptize you in the name of Peter. 57. "Congratulations on your promotion!" A) Directive. B) Expressive. C) Assertive. D) Declaration. E) Commissive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expressive. 58. The act of producing a meaningful linguistic expression is called ..... A) Locutionary act. B) Illocutionary act. C) Perlocutionary act. D) Literally act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Locutionary act. 59. ..... is speech act that speaker uses to get someone else do something A) Directive. B) Commissive. C) Expressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Directive. 60. What does the term "explicate" mean as per the vocabulary section? A) To simplify a complex idea. B) To make something more bearable. C) To provide a detailed explanation of something. D) To express emotions clearly. 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