This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Speech Acts Theory – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Speech Acts Theory Quiz 13 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is an example of a performative utterance? A) "The sky is blue.". B) "I hereby pronounce you husband and wife.". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "I hereby pronounce you husband and wife.". 2. "I'm warning you! If you destroy my country, I will destroy you!"What speech act is evident in the statement? A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perlocutionary. 3. Absolutely, count me in for the team-building event. It sounds like a fantastic opportunity to connect with colleagues. A) Sympathising. B) Opinions. C) Positive responses. D) Starting & ending conversations. E) Giving good news. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Positive responses. 4. Which of the following is NOT part of J.L. Austin's three types of speech acts? A) Illocutionary. B) Locutionary. C) Restriction. D) Perlocutionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Restriction. 5. I'm thinking about changing careers, and I was wondering if you have any advice on making a smooth transition. A) Positive responses. B) Giving good news. C) Asking for advice. D) Recommendation. E) Opinions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asking for advice. 6. To what classification of illocutionary act do the given examples belong?"You are hired!" A) Declaration. B) Expressive. C) Assertive. D) Commissive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Declaration. 7. The speaker expresses belief about the truth of a proposition A) Declarative. B) Assertive. C) Directive. D) Commissive. E) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assertive. 8. When someone says, "It's cold in here" and intends to request closing the window, this is an example of: A) Topic shifting. B) Perlocutionary act. C) Locutionary act. D) Illocutionary act. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Illocutionary act. 9. (2:15) "Please, can you choose a number from 1 to 241?" Speech act type: A) Representatives. B) Expressives. C) Declarations. D) Directives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Directives. 10. Which of the following sentences is an example of directive speech? A) I love reading books. B) Can you pass me the salt, please?. C) The weather is nice today. D) She is very kind to everyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can you pass me the salt, please?. 11. What type of Speech Act is it when someone makes a promise? A) Perlocutionary Act. B) Locutionary Act. C) Illocutionary Act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Illocutionary Act. 12. Which type of speech act is designed to make the other person do what you want them to do? A) Declarations. B) Representatives. C) Directives. D) Commissives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Directives. 13. Your friend who has a fever enters your room. She shivers and tells you, "It's cold in here!" How would you interpret what she said?" A) She feels good. B) She is not feeling well. C) She wants me to turn on the air condition. D) She is complimenting my room. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She is not feeling well. 14. "Well?"What speech act is shown? A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Locutionary. 15. It refers to the speaker's intention in delivering an utterance. A) Perlocutionary Act. B) Speech Act. C) Illocutionary Act. D) Locutionary Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Illocutionary Act. 16. The sentence "Did you forget your watch at home?" used to indicate the student is late is an example of: 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. 17. Indirect speech acts are generally associated with less politeness in English than direct speech acts A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. Who is the British philosopher who first drew his attention to the many functions performed by utterances? A) Bertrand Russell. B) John Locke. C) Jeremy Bentham. D) J.L. Austin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J.L. Austin. 19. What type of speech according to purpose is teaching the audience the importance of self-care? A) Entertain. B) Persuade. C) Inform. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inform. 20. Which of the following speech acts is focused on changing the external situation by simply saying it? A) Assertive. B) Declaration. C) Directive. D) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Declaration. 21. What is a speech act? A) An utterance that performs an action. B) A grammatical sentence. C) A physical action. D) A written text. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An utterance that performs an action. 22. What do you call utterances that a speaker makes to achieve an intended effect? A) Speech Act. B) Speech Context. C) Speech Variation. D) Speech Style. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speech Act. 23. To what classification of illocutionary act do the given examples belong? "No one can love you as I do!" A) Commissive. B) Declaration. C) Assertive. D) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assertive. 24. In a seminar, a scientist said, "Recent research shows that lack of sleep can affect human memory" . The statement falls into the category of speech acts ..... A) Assertives. B) Declaratives. C) Expressives. D) Commissives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assertives. 25. Smoothly moving a conversation from one topic to another is called: A) Topic shifting. B) Repair. C) Topic control. D) Turn-taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Topic shifting. 26. Which type of speech act is MOST concerned with the social function or purpose behind an utterance? A) Perlocutionary. B) Locutionary. C) Restriction. D) Illocutionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Illocutionary. 27. An illocutionary act that brings into existence the state of affairs to which it refers A) Assertive. B) Commissive. C) Directive. D) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Declaration. 28. "Have you heard about the new class president?" is an example of which communicative strategy? A) Topic shifting. B) Repair. C) Termination. D) Nomination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nomination. 29. Which of the following is an example of a representative speech act, according to Searle's classification? A) "I assert that the Earth revolves around the Sun.". B) "I promise to be there on time.". C) "Can you pass me the salt, please?". D) "Congratulations on your achievement!". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I assert that the Earth revolves around the Sun.". 30. (0:32) "I'm going to show you a card trick." Speech act type is ..... A) Declarations. B) Directives. C) Expressives. D) Commissives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commissives. ← 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