This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Speech Acts Theory – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Speech Acts Theory Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The following are the known functions of speech act EXCEPT: A) Offering. B) Greeting. C) Apology. D) Planning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Planning. 2. "Please submit your reports on time." A) Request. B) Invitation. C) Complaint. D) Committing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Request. 3. I am beautiful, I am smart A) Commissive. B) Assertive. C) Declaration. D) Directive. E) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assertive. 4. I am the only one in General Santos City who has a new Lamborghini car. A) Declaration. B) Expressive. C) Assertive. D) Directive. E) Commissive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assertive. 5. Which utterance is an example of a constative utterance? A) "I promise to help you.". B) "Water boils at 100$^\circ$C.". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Water boils at 100$^\circ$C.". 6. In this speech act, speakers express their feelings (e.g. apologizing, welcoming, sympathizing). A) Directives. B) Expressives. C) Declarations. D) Commissives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expressives. 7. I declare this meeting is adjourned. This sentence is an example of ..... A) Assertive utterances. B) Commissive utterances. C) Performative utterances. D) Phatic utterances. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Performative utterances. 8. It is the effect of an utterance on both the speaker and listeners. A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perlocutionary. 9. I voted for President Duterte last election. A) Directive. B) Commissive. C) Assertive. D) Expressive. E) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assertive. 10. TRUE or FALSE:Perlocutionary act is accomplished in speaking and defined within a system of social conventions. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 11. "Can you please pass the rice?" A) Directive. B) Commisive. C) Expressive. D) Assertive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Directive. 12. Performative utterances are action-performing and constative utterances are statement-making. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Which of the following statement shows an illocutionary speech act? A) "Our class will end in five minutes." (The listeners respond by finishing their task). B) "Our class will end in five minutes." (The exact words of the teacher). C) "Our class will end in five minutes." (The teacher wants the class to finish the task before the bell rings). D) "Our class will end in five minutes." (The teacher's actual utterance). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Our class will end in five minutes." (The teacher wants the class to finish the task before the bell rings). 14. What type of speech act is this? "Please don't let the door open, " would lead to the addressee locking the door. A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perlocutionary. 15. What type of Speech Act according to Austin is this: "I love you to the moon and back." A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 16. A teacher instructs: "Each student will speak for only two minutes." This is an example of: A) Repair. B) Restriction. C) Termination. D) Turn-taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Restriction. 17. The phrase "What are your thoughts?" is an example of: A) Perlocutionary. B) Nomination. C) Turn-taking. D) Restriction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Turn-taking. 18. What kind of utterance that is nether true nor false but its purpose is to make a part of the world conform to what is said? A) Performative utterances. B) Phatic utterances. C) Commissive utterances. D) Assertive utterances. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Performative utterances. 19. "Lack of sleep can weaken your immune system." What type of illocutionary act is being used? A) Declaration. B) Directive. C) Representative/Assertive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Representative/Assertive. 20. What is a problem with speech act theory mentioned in the text? A) Speech acts have no impact on communication. B) Speech acts are too simple to analyze. C) Possible overlaps-one utterance, several speech acts. D) Speech acts are always clear and straightforward. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Possible overlaps-one utterance, several speech acts. 21. "I'm sorry for being late" is an example of: A) Explicit performative. B) Implicit performative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Implicit performative. 22. Mother: "I will take you to the park tomorrow." A) Expressive. B) Assertive. C) Commissive. D) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Commissive. 23. I pronounce you man and wife. This sentence is an example of ..... A) Phatic utterances. B) Verdictive utterances. C) Commissive utterances. D) Performative utterances. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Performative utterances. 24. The actual act of uttering or Literal meaning A) Locutionary Act. B) Perlocutionary Act. C) Speech Act. D) Illocutionary Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Locutionary Act. 25. Why should the use of the personal pronouns 'I' and 'U' be avoided in communication that is intended to maintain negative politeness? A) Because these pronouns are impolite. B) Because they make the message seem too long. C) Because these pronouns can make the message seem direct and forceful. D) Because these pronouns are difficult to understand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because these pronouns can make the message seem direct and forceful. 26. Whenever there is a direct relationship between a structure and a fuction, we have a/ an ..... A) Direct speech act. B) Indirect speech act. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct speech act. 27. During a court trial, a witness had to take an oath and said "I solemnly swear to tell the truth and nothing but the truth." A) Declarative. B) Commissive. C) Expressive. D) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commissive. 28. A speaker saying "I promise" without intending to keep the promise violates which felicity condition? A) Sincere intent. B) Proper context. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sincere intent. 29. The time, place, situation and environment. A) Instrumentalities. B) Norms. C) Setting & Space. D) Ends. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Setting & Space. 30. Go straight and that's it! A) Directive. B) Commissive. C) Expressive. D) Assertive. E) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Directive. 31. Which speech act type describes the actual utterance and its linguistic form? A) Locutionary. B) Expressives. C) Illocutionary. D) Perlocutionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Locutionary. 32. In a situation where a teacher says "Can you close the door?" but is actually requesting the student to do so, this is an example of: A) Indirect speech act. B) Direct speech act. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indirect speech act. 33. Kindly bring that glass of water to me. A) Commissive. B) Expressive. C) Declaration. D) Directive. E) Assertive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Directive. 34. What type of Illocutionary Act according to Searle is this: "Hurray, I'm so excited to go to the zoo" ? A) Commissive. B) Declaration. C) Expressive. D) Representative. E) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expressive. 35. Which is the correct sequence of J.L. Austin's speech acts? A) Restriction-Repair-Termination. B) Perlocution-Locution-Illocution. C) Locution-Illocution-Perlocution. D) Illocution-Perlocution-Locution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Locution-Illocution-Perlocution. 36. Which of the following is an example of illocutionary act? A) He/she says. B) The speaker is requesting. C) "Wear your facemask all the time. D) The addressee is expected to wear masks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The speaker is requesting. 37. An illocutionary act that is an attempt by the speaker to get the listener to do something A) Commissive. B) Directive. C) Assertive. D) Expressive. E) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Directive. 38. It states what the speaker feels. A) Expressives. B) Directives. C) Representative/Assertive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expressives. 39. It commits the speaker to doing something in the future. A) Directive. B) Assertive. C) Commissive. D) Expressive. E) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Commissive. 40. To what classification of illocutionary act do the given example belong? "You are blessed." A) Directive. B) Commissive. C) Assertive. D) Expressive. E) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Declaration. 41. A dog expert explained to us that "some dogs are very picky eaters." A) Representative. B) Declarative. C) Directive. D) Commissive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Representative. 42. "How dare you treat her that way!" A) Expressive. B) Assertive. C) Commisive. D) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expressive. 43. I value your opinion. What do you think about the idea of implementing flexible work hours? A) Giving good news. B) Starting & ending conversations. C) Sympathising. D) Positive responses. E) Opinions. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Opinions. 44. God is good to me, I will go to church every Sunday. A) Declaration. B) Expressive. C) Directive. D) Assertive. E) Commissive. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Commissive. 45. There are ..... main characteristics of ISA: A) 2. B) 5. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5. 46. -a type of illocutionary act which commits the speaker to doing something in the future. A) Expressive. B) Representative. C) Declaration. D) Commissive. E) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commissive. 47. What is the aim of Perlocutionary Speech Act? A) To utter and just state something. B) To give clear intention. C) To change feelings, thoughts, or actions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To change feelings, thoughts, or actions. 48. Which of the following is an example of a speech act that expresses appreciation? A) "You are under arrest.". B) "What time is it?". C) "I'll be there at 5.". D) "Thanks!". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Thanks!". 49. What is the possible illocutionary act for the statement "I promise to stop by" ? A) The speaker stopping by. B) The receiver waiting. C) The receiver hearing the promise. D) The speaker making a promise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The speaker making a promise. 50. Blessing, firing, baptizing, bidding, passing a sentence and excommunicating are examples of ..... A) Declarative. B) Directive. C) Commissive. D) Assertive. E) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Declarative. 51. The following are the areas of "Pragmatics" EXCEPT: A) The study of contextual meaning. B) The study of personal identification of the speaker. C) The study of how to get more communicated that it is said. D) The study of speaker meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The study of personal identification of the speaker. 52. "I apologize for being late" primarily functions as: A) Termination. B) Illocutionary act. C) Locutionary act. D) Perlocutionary act. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary act. 53. How does the listener's power influence the level of politeness used by the speaker? A) The greater the power of the listener, the lower the level of politeness of the speaker. B) The level of politeness is determined by the situation, not the power of the listener. C) The power of the listener has no effect on the politeness of the speaker. D) The greater the power of the listener, the higher the level of politeness of the speaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The greater the power of the listener, the higher the level of politeness of the speaker. 54. A speaker using an ISA (indirect speech act) wants to communicate the same meaning with the apparent surface meaning. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 55. In this speech act, speakers try to get their listeners to do something (e.g. begging, commanding, requesting). A) Directives. B) Commissives. C) Expressives. D) Assertives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Directives. 56. You tell your friend, "You should try talking to your teacher about it." This is a: A) Commissive. B) Directive. C) Declarative. D) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Directive. 57. What does a commissive speech act do? A) Promises or commits to an action. B) Expresses emotions. C) Gives orders or instructions. D) Asserts facts or beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Promises or commits to an action. 58. Your answer is wrong, try to answer it again A) Declaration. B) Expressive. C) Assertive. D) Directive. E) Commissive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Directive. 59. It is the resulting act of what is said. A) Locutionary Act. B) Illocutionary Act. C) Perlocutionary Act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perlocutionary Act. 60. "It is really quiet in here."Which speech act is used? A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) None of the above. 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