This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Speech Acts Theory – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Speech Acts Theory Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Saying "Please do the dishes" is a locutionary act. What is its illocutionary act? A) Washing the dishes. B) An apology. C) A command or request. D) A statement of fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A command or request. 2. This is the social function or the intended action of the utterance, hence is classified into five distinct categories by John Searle. A) Locutionary act. B) Illocutionary act. C) Perlocutionary act. D) Random act. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary act. 3. "From this day forward, I am yours." A) Directive. B) Expressive. C) Declaration. D) Commisive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commisive. 4. Which type of speech act involves utterances that convey information and state what the speaker believes to be true? A) Declarations. B) Directives. C) Commissives. D) Representatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Representatives. 5. Identify which type of illocutionary act is in this sentence"I praise you for receiving the Pulitzer Prize." A) Assertive. B) Expressive. C) Declaration. D) Commissive. E) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expressive. 6. The aim of this speech act is to speak with the intention of affecting a receiver's behavior. A) Perlocutionary Act. B) Illocutionary Act. C) Locutionary Act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perlocutionary Act. 7. A friend asks you to critique her presentation. You know it's not good, but you don't want to hurt her feelings. What is the most appropriate politeness strategy for you to use? A) Positive Politeness. B) Bald-on-Record. C) Negative Politeness. D) Off-Record Politeness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Off-Record Politeness. 8. In a job interview, saying "I promise to send the documents by tomorrow" is an example of: A) Constative utterance. B) Performative utterance. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Performative utterance. 9. Which of the following is NOT a basic type of speech act? A) Exclamatives. B) Commissives. C) Directives. D) Assertive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exclamatives. 10. Which type of speech act expresses the speaker's feelings? A) Representatives. B) Expressives. C) Commissives. D) Declarations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expressives. 11. Suppose that a bartender utters the words: "The bar will be closed in 5 min"ILLOCUTIONARY means ..... A) The act of informing. Urging them to order a last drink. B) (Act of saying). C) (Effect). D) None!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The act of informing. Urging them to order a last drink. 12. These utterances that commit the speaker to some future course of action. A) Commissions. B) Expressive. C) Directives. D) Representatives. E) Declarations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commissions. 13. I am very disappointed on your actions A) Commissive. B) Expressive. C) Assertive. D) Directive. E) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expressive. 14. You were insulted and you uttered, "Who do you think you are?" A) Expressive. B) Declarative. C) Representative. D) Commissive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expressive. 15. This refers to the intention of the speaker or the social function of the statement. A) Locutionary Act. B) Illocutionary Act. C) Perlocutionary Act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary Act. 16. This is act is the social function of what is said. A) Illocutionary Act. B) Locutionary act. C) Perlocutionary Act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Illocutionary Act. 17. An illocutionary act for getting the speaker to do something. A) Directive. B) Commissive. C) Assertive. D) Expressive. E) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commissive. 18. Jimmy, seeing his date in a beautiful gown for the first time, uttered "ooh-lah-lah." A) Commissive. B) Representative. C) Expressive. D) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expressive. 19. Which of the following refers to preparatory conditions? A) State of affairs predicated in utterance. B) Those existing prior to the utterance. C) Related to speaker's state of mind. D) Utterance recognized as an instance of particular illocutionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Those existing prior to the utterance. 20. I promise to be on time. This sentence is an example of ..... A) Commissive utterances. B) Assertive utterances. C) Performative utterances. D) Phatic utterances. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commissive utterances. 21. The purpose, goals, outcomes, functions and effects. A) Ends. B) Genre. C) Key. D) Instrumentalities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ends. 22. Here are some most common expressive verbs, except ..... A) Take. B) Admit. C) Confess. D) Deny. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Take. 23. What type of speech act shows consequence of the words we say? A) Perlocutionary act. B) Illocutionary act. C) Locutionary act. D) Prelocutionary act. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary act. 24. The weather is so beautiful today, isn't it? A) Offers. B) Requests. C) Complaints. D) Small talk. E) Checking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Small talk. 25. The illocutionary force of an utterance is not what it 'counts as'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. Which speech act best describes 'I apologize for the mistake'? A) Expressives. B) Directives. C) Commissives. D) Representatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expressives. 27. "I promise that I will marry you when the right time comes." What type of illocutionary act is being used? A) Commisive. B) Expressive. C) Directive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commisive. 28. Who is the proponent of the Speech Act Theory? A) J.L. Gastivo. B) J.F. Kervin. C) J.L. Austin. D) J.A. Austin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) J.L. Austin. 29. Identify which type of illocutionary act is in this sentence"I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." A) Assertive. B) Expressive. C) Commissive. D) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Commissive. 30. What is a perlocutionary act? A) The act of producing words. B) The effect on the listener, such as convincing or scaring them. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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