This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Speech Acts Theory – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Speech Acts Theory Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred."Which speech act is evident in this statement by Martin Luther King, Jr.? A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perlocutionary. 2. You will be blessed by God. A) Commissive. B) Directive. C) Declaration. D) Assertive. E) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Declaration. 3. The utterance "I thank you for loving me" is not a performative one. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. In terms of speech-act categories, which of the following utterances is an expressive? A) I'll be back. B) Sit down!. C) The earth is flat. D) Congratulations!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Congratulations!. 5. A student (S) wants to borrow lecture notes from his lecturer (H) who is known for his discipline and privacy. In the context of 'The Weightiness of the Threat', which variable will have the highest value? A) D(S, H). B) P(H, S). C) Rx. D) All variables are equal in height. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) P(H, S). 6. What is an utterance that a speaker makes to achieve an intended action? A) Speech Acts. B) Speeches. C) Speech Context. D) Speech Styles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speech Acts. 7. What condition must be met for a performative utterance to be effective? A) It must follow a question. B) It must be written down. C) It must be shouted loudly. D) It must be said by the right person in the right context. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It must be said by the right person in the right context. 8. To what classification of illocutionary act do the given example belong? "No one can sing as Leah does!" A) Assertive. B) Declaration. C) Commissive. D) Directive. E) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assertive. 9. It is the actual act of uttering or saying something. A) Perlocutionary Act. B) Illocutionary Act. C) Locutionary Act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Locutionary Act. 10. "Padre Burgos is nearer and is more affordable than Limasawa Island." A) Assertive. B) Declaration. C) Expressive. D) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assertive. 11. The actions that result from the locution or what we bring about or achieve by saying something is called a perlocutionary act. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. "Is that a suggestion or an unsolicited advice?" A) Directive. B) Assertive. C) Commisive. D) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expressive. 13. A type of illocutionary act in which the speaker expresses belief about the truth of a proposition. A) Aggresive. B) Commissive. C) Assertive. D) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assertive. 14. Identify which type of illocutionary act is in this sentence"If you need a ride, I offer to drive you to your house." A) Declaration. B) Directive. C) Assertive. D) Expressive. E) Commissive. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Commissive. 15. Identify which type of illocutionary act is in this sentence"I request that you be here tomorrow one-half hour earlier." A) Assertive. B) Directive. C) Declaration. D) Expressive. E) Commissive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Directive. 16. What type of speech act is used to request or command? A) Declaratives. B) Directives. C) Representatives. D) Expressives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Directives. 17. Would you like me to help you with carrying those groceries? A) Offers. B) Requests. C) Complaints. D) Small talk. E) Checking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Offers. 18. It is an utterance or something expressed by an individual that not only presents information, but performs an action with regard to its intention, purpose, or effect. A) Republic Act. B) Speech Acts. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speech Acts. 19. Here are some examples of Affirmative commands, except ..... A) You did it. B) Everybody wait here. C) You be quite. D) Don't move. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You did it. 20. "The snake is under your bed." A) Declarative. B) Expressive. C) Commisive. D) Assertive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assertive. 21. You look tired. Are you ill?What is the illocutionary act of the above utterance? A) Declaratives. B) Directives. C) Expressives. D) Representatives. E) Commissives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Representatives. 22. Which type of speech act is MOST concerned with the social function of an utterance? A) Locutionary. B) Repair. C) Perlocutionary. D) Illocutionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Illocutionary. 23. The type of speech. A) Norms. B) Instrumentalities. C) Setting & Scene. D) Genre. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Genre. 24. TRUE or FALSE:A speech act is an utterance that a speaker makes to achieve an intended effect. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 25. In Cohen's classification, what speech act is a promise? A) Commissives. B) Declaratives. C) Expressives. D) Assertives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commissives. 26. In a wedding, the phrase "I now pronounce you husband and wife" is effective only when: A) The speaker has the authority to perform the action (e.g., officiant). B) Anyone makes the statement. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The speaker has the authority to perform the action (e.g., officiant). 27. Which communicative strategy is used to begin a conversation with a new topic? A) Termination. B) Nomination. C) Topic control. D) Repair. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nomination. 28. Which communicative strategy happens when one participant dominates the conversation, and the other politely interrupts with "Let me share my view" ? A) Turn-taking. B) Repair. C) Restriction. D) Termination. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Turn-taking. 29. Which type of speech act commits the speaker to a course of action, such as promising or threatening? A) Directives. B) Declarations. C) Representatives. D) Commissives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commissives. 30. Someone shouts 'fire' causing people to exit a building that they believe to be on fire. What is the perlocutionary act here? A) People running to exit the building. B) Someone shouting 'fire'. C) Crime of disturbance. D) Cause people to panic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People running to exit the building. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesDiscourse QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSpeech Acts Theory Quiz 1Speech Acts Theory Quiz 2Speech Acts Theory Quiz 4Speech Acts Theory Quiz 5Speech Acts Theory Quiz 6Speech Acts Theory Quiz 7Speech Acts Theory Quiz 8Speech Acts Theory Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books