This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Speech Acts Theory – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Speech Acts Theory Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Someone shouts 'fire' causing people to exit a building that is on fire. The intention of the speaker is to alarm the people that they are in danger. What speech act is this? A) Pragmatics. B) Illocutionary Acts. C) Locutionary Acts. D) Perlocutionary Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary Acts. 2. What type of Speech Act according to Austin is it when someone makes a promise? A) Locutionary. B) Perlocutionary. C) Illocutionary. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Illocutionary. 3. If you're looking for a good restaurant in the area, try the new Italian place downtown. The food is excellent! A) Giving good news. B) Positive responses. C) Opinions. D) Asking for advice. E) Recommendation. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Recommendation. 4. Complete the following sentence:Speech act theory helps to define the relationship of ..... A) One who is performing and one who is acting. B) One who is listening and one who is creating a pictorial of the desired act. C) One who is being and one who is conceptualizing. D) One who is speaking and one who is listening. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One who is performing and one who is acting. 5. Do you have anything to say? A) Topic Control. B) Nomination. C) Termination. D) Turn Taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nomination. 6. The listener closes the window after hearing "It's cold in here." This demonstrates: A) Perlocutionary act. B) Illocutionary act. C) Nomination. D) Locutionary act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perlocutionary act. 7. According to Searle, which category of speech act involves performing the action by the very act of uttering the words? A) Declarative. B) Expressive. C) Directive. D) Commissive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Declarative. 8. Which of the following BEST represents the difference between Illocutionary and Perlocutionary acts? A) Illocutionary is the speaker's intention; Perlocutionary is the listener's reaction. B) Illocutionary is the listener's reaction; Perlocutionary is the literal meaning. C) Illocutionary is the literal meaning; Perlocutionary is the social function. D) Illocutionary and Perlocutionary mean the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Illocutionary is the speaker's intention; Perlocutionary is the listener's reaction. 9. This is a speech act that express feelings, emotions, or psychological state. A) Expressives. B) Directives. C) Assertives. D) Commissives. E) Declarations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expressives. 10. "I hereby declare this meeting adjourned" is an example of a: A) Performative utterance. B) Constative utterance. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Performative utterance. 11. It is the making of a statement, offer, promise by virtue of conventional force associated with it. A) Illocutionary Act. B) Indirect Speech Act. C) Locutionary Act. D) Perlocutionary Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Illocutionary Act. 12. Here are some examples of Explicit performative, except: A) This trial is mistaken. B) We decided that the the best airport in the world is Changi. C) I declare this is a mistrial. D) I declare this meeting is adjourned. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This trial is mistaken. 13. Which speech act type changes the world through its utterance? A) Expressives. B) Declaratives. C) Commissive. D) Directives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Declaratives. 14. A friend says, "I think we are lost." What type of illocutionary act is being performed? A) Assertive. B) Declarative. C) Commissive. D) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assertive. 15. "Do you have a minute? Can we talk?"What speech act is evident in the statement? A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary. 16. If someone says "I apologize, " but doesn't sincerely mean it, the performative act is: A) Fulfilled. B) Not fulfilled. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not fulfilled. 17. To what classification of illocutionary act do the given example belong? "Kindly see me after class." A) Assertive. B) Declaration. C) Commissive. D) Expressive. E) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Directive. 18. To what classification of illocutionary act do the given examples belong?"Thank heavens, you came to save me! I owe you my life." A) Expressive. B) Assertive. C) Commissive. D) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expressive. 19. In the sentence "I hereby promise to repay the debt, " the performative act is: A) Successful only if the speaker fulfills the promise. B) Successful regardless of whether the promise is fulfilled. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Successful regardless of whether the promise is fulfilled. 20. According to speech act theory, saying "I promise I'll come tomorrow" is an example of: A) Assertive. B) Expressive. C) Declarative. D) Commissive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commissive. 21. An IFID (Illocutionary Force Indicating Device) is an expression with a slot for a verb that explicitly names the illocutionary act being performed. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. Which strategy helps manage when and how participants should speak? A) Repair. B) Turn-taking. C) Restriction. D) Termination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Turn-taking. 23. Blessings and curses are ..... A) Performative utterances. B) Phatic utterances. C) Assertive utterances. D) Commissive utterances. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Performative utterances. 24. What type of speech act refers to the actual utterance of a statement? A) Illocutionary. B) Performative. C) Locutionary. D) Perlocutionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Locutionary. 25. What dates and times work best for you? A) Inquiries. B) Giving bad news. C) Suggestions. D) Checking progress. E) Making arrangements. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Making arrangements. 26. "The act that is performed in making the utterance, e.g. a statement, offer, promise, bet etc." refers to: A) Perlocutionary act. B) Illocutionary act. C) Locutionary act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary act. 27. Type of illocutionary act which is used to change the status of some entity. A) Representative/Assertive. B) Commisives. C) Declaration. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Declaration. 28. "I declare that today is a local holiday." A) Commisive. B) Declaration. C) Expressive. D) Assertive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Declaration. 29. If someone says "It was nice talking to you, but I need to go now, " this is: A) Topic shifting. B) Repair. C) Termination. D) Restriction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Termination. 30. Which speech act expresses the speaker's feelings or attitudes? A) Commissive. B) Representatives. C) Declaratives. D) Expressives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expressives. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesDiscourse QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSpeech Acts Theory Quiz 1Speech Acts Theory Quiz 2Speech Acts Theory Quiz 3Speech Acts Theory Quiz 4Speech Acts Theory Quiz 5Speech Acts Theory Quiz 6Speech Acts Theory Quiz 7Speech Acts Theory Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books