This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Speech Acts Theory – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Speech Acts Theory Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Don't forget to feed my pet everyday!" . What type of illocutionary act is being used? A) Commisives. B) Directives. C) Declaration. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Declaration. 2. What are speech acts? A) These are actions performed by requesting something. B) These are actions performed by the listener. C) These are actions performed. D) These are actions performed by the speaker via an utterance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) These are actions performed by the speaker via an utterance. 3. Which function does the utterance "We find the defendant guilty" said by Jury Foreman show? A) Representative. B) Declarative. C) Expressive. D) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Declarative. 4. You say "Sorry for forgetting your birthday." What type of speech act is this? A) Expressive. B) Directive. C) Assertive. D) Commissive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expressive. 5. Which of the following is an example of a commissive speech act, according to Searle's classification? A) "I believe it will rain tomorrow.". B) "I promise to help you with your project.". C) "I apologize for my mistake.". D) "I bet you can't solve this puzzle.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "I promise to help you with your project.". 6. Communicative competence is essential for a speaker to be able to use and understand speech acts. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. The speech event which rules apply? A) Sociolinguistic rules. B) Purpose of communication. C) Grammar rules. D) Same language variety. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sociolinguistic rules. 8. Here are Verdictive verbs, except ..... A) Accuse. B) Recharge. C) Excuse. D) Thank. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recharge. 9. The basketball referee suddenly exclaimed "Out!" A) Representative. B) Declarative. C) Expressive. D) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Declarative. 10. In speech act theory, how many types of felicity conditions are there? A) 2. B) 5. C) 4. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 11. It is the intention that a speaker has. A) Locutionary Act. B) Illocutionary Act. C) Perlocutionary Act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary Act. 12. "I wonder whether you got any milk." 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. 13. Jenna, during a brainstorming activity with her group, expressed "Share-share din ng idea pag may time." A) Declarative. B) Commissive. C) Expressive. D) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Directive. 14. An illocutionary act where the speaker expresses belief about the truth of a proposition A) Assertive. B) Expressive. C) Declaration. D) Directive. E) Commissive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assertive. 15. A philosopher of language and the developer of the Speech Act Theory. A) J. L. Austin. B) Jerome Bruner. C) B.F. Skinner. D) Noam Chomsky. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) J. L. Austin. 16. When someone says, "It's cold in here" and simply states a fact, this is an example of: A) Illocutionary act. B) Locutionary act. C) Perlocutionary act. D) Termination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Locutionary act. 17. Locutionary acts are performed with intentionality. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. "Good to see you. Anyway, I came to visit you because I want to personally offer an apology for what I did yesterday." A) Topic shifting. B) Termination. C) Nomination. D) Repair. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repair. 19. You have a wonderful voice but I can sing better A) Directive. B) Commissive. C) Assertive. D) Expressive. E) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assertive. 20. Which refers to the actual act of uttering? A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) Commisive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Locutionary. 21. Identify which type of illocutionary act is in this sentence"I name this dog Butchie." A) Declaration. B) Assertive. C) Expressive. D) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assertive. 22. "I may not be your first but I promise I will be your last." A) Assertive. B) Declaration. C) Commisive. D) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Commisive. 23. An illocutionary act that expresses the mental state of the speaker about an event presumed to be true. A) Assertive. B) Expressive. C) Commissive. D) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expressive. 24. What category of speech act is this?"I shall return." A) Expressives. B) Assertives. C) Directives. D) Commissives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commissives. 25. In the context of Face-Threatening Acts (FTAs), when is negative politeness more advisable? A) When you want to criticize someone. B) When you want to make a request without interfering with other people's freedom. C) When you want to build a closer relationship with the person you are talking to. D) When you want to show support and agreement in a conversation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When you want to make a request without interfering with other people's freedom. 26. A performative utterance is successful when: A) The speaker has the authority to perform the action. B) The statement describes a true fact. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The speaker has the authority to perform the action. 27. Social function of what is said or the intention of the speaker. A) Illocutionary Act. B) Locutionary Act. C) Perlocutionary Act. D) Performatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Illocutionary Act. 28. This is a speech act that changes the state or situation of the people or things involved in the communication. A) Expressives. B) Directives. C) Declarations. D) Commissives. E) Assertives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Declarations. 29. What are the three elements of any speech act? A) Literal meaning, Figurative meaning, Emotional meaning. B) Introduction, Body, Conclusion. C) Subject, Verb, Object. D) Locutionary act, Illocutionary act, Perlocutionary act. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Locutionary act, Illocutionary act, Perlocutionary act. 30. Speech acts are actions performed via ..... A) Utterances. B) Inference. C) Implicatures. D) Reference. 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