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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When someone says, "Congratulations on your achievement, " what type of speech act is this? A) Perlocutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Locutionary. D) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary. 2. Which of the following statements is an assertive act? A) I promise to help you. B) No one makes better pancakes than I do. C) You are hired!. D) Please close the door. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No one makes better pancakes than I do. 3. Identify the tag question: A) Please close the door. B) The weather is nice today, isn't it?. C) Why did she leave early?. D) What a great movie it was!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The weather is nice today, isn't it?. 4. A teacher tells the class, "Please submit your projects tomorrow." What is the illocutionary act? A) The teacher wants the students to obey. B) The students promised to submit. C) The students felt pressured. D) The teacher said the words "Submit your projects tomorrow.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher wants the students to obey. 5. According to Austin's Speech theory, illocutionary acts refer to one of the following. A) The effects produced in the listener/reader on hearing/reading 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 words. D) B and c. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B and c. 6. Don't try to disobey me or else ..... A) Representative. B) Declarative. C) Commissive. D) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Commissive. 7. Choose the correct type of speech act for each sentence. 7. "I'll give you a reason to cry." A) Question. B) Request. C) Order. D) Threat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Threat. 8. What type of speech act is performed when someone states a fact, provides information, or makes an assertion? A) Commissives. B) Expressives. C) Representatives. D) Declarations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Representatives. 9. Based on the scenario in item number 3, what would your next action be? A) I will thank my friend. B) I will agree with her and say that the room is cold. C) I will increase the temperature to decrease the coldness. D) I will ignore my friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I will increase the temperature to decrease the coldness. 10. Which of the following functions as a commissive speech act?kday. A) Cover it with a small bandage. B) Monday is not a weekday. C) No. Is 2:30 OK?. D) I will return tomorrow afternoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I will return tomorrow afternoon. 11. Actions performed by speakers' utterances are called ..... A) Perlocutionary force. B) Felicity conditions. C) Speech acts. D) Speech events. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speech acts. 12. Consider the phrase: "I now declare Martial Law." Who among the following can say thisphrase and make martial law actually happen? A) A retired veterinarian. B) My pregnant neighbor. C) President of the country. D) A famous rock star. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) President of the country. 13. "I promise to help you with your homework tonight." A) Directive. B) Declaration. C) Assertive. D) Commissive. E) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commissive. 14. If you have difficulty with actually forming the sound and the words, I might fail to produce ..... A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Locutionary. 15. One friend says to another, "I swear I won't see Martha again." What speech act is it? A) Directives. B) Commissives. C) Expressives. D) Declarations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commissives. 16. What is defined as the means employed to show awareness of another person's face? A) Politeness. B) Face-saving act. C) Face-threatening act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Politeness. 17. What type of Speech Act is:'' I will invite you for the party, I promise" A) Assertive. B) Expressive. C) Directive. D) Commissive. E) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Declarative. 18. All individuals are concerned with their self-image (maintaining face) A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. I vow to get a perfect score in the next spot check. A) Commissive. B) Declaration. C) Representative. D) Expressive. E) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commissive. 20. When Agatha says:" It's tea time." , which type of speech act is she performing? A) Expressives. B) Directives. C) Commissive. D) Representatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Directives. 21. ..... speech acts that state what the speaker believes to be the case or not. A) Expressives. B) Directives. C) Representatives. D) Commissives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Representatives. 22. "I now pronounce you husband and wife." A) Declaration. B) Commissive. C) Expressive. D) Directive. E) Assertive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Declaration. 23. Communicative Strategies refers to the methods that people use to interact in various conversations, and understanding these strategies is essential for effective communication. A) Partly True. B) False. C) True. D) Partly False. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) True. 24. Chemistry is the most difficult subject in our program. A) Directive. B) Representative. C) Expressive. D) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Representative. 25. Father says to his child:" You are grounded" A) Expressive. B) Rogative. C) Directives. D) Declarations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Directives. 26. There are ..... type of general functions performed by speech acts. A) Three. B) Four. C) Six. D) Five. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Five. 27. Which statement best explains the relationship between sentence types and speech acts? A) Only interrogative sentences can function as speech acts. B) A sentence type can be used for a different speech act depending on the context. C) Each sentence type always performs the same communicative function. D) Speech acts depend on sentence structure, not on context. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A sentence type can be used for a different speech act depending on the context. 28. A friend says, "It's freezing in here, " hoping someone will close the window. What type of speech act does this represent? A) Perlocutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Locutionary. D) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary. 29. Which of the following is an example of a commissive act? A) I am sorry. B) I will call you tomorrow. C) You are fired!. D) Please sit down. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I will call you tomorrow. 30. In the context of speech acts, what does the term 'performative' refer to? A) An act that is performed through speaking. B) The act of interpreting a statement. C) The grammatical structure of a sentence. D) The emotional impact of a statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An act that is performed through speaking. ← 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 7Speech Acts Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books