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Speech Acts Theory Quiz 7 (60 MCQs)

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1. The speaker expresses belief about the truth of a proposition
2. When someone says, "It's cold in here" and intends to request closing the window, this is an example of:
3. (2:15) "Please, can you choose a number from 1 to 241?" Speech act type:
4. Which of the following sentences is an example of directive speech?
5. What type of Speech Act is it when someone makes a promise?
6. 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?"
7. "Well?"What speech act is shown?
8. It refers to the speaker's intention in delivering an utterance.
9. The sentence "Did you forget your watch at home?" used to indicate the student is late is an example of:
10. Indirect speech acts are generally associated with less politeness in English than direct speech acts
11. Who is the British philosopher who first drew his attention to the many functions performed by utterances?
12. What type of speech according to purpose is teaching the audience the importance of self-care?
13. Which of the following speech acts is focused on changing the external situation by simply saying it?
14. What is a speech act?
15. What do you call utterances that a speaker makes to achieve an intended effect?
16. To what classification of illocutionary act do the given examples belong? "No one can love you as I do!"
17. 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 .....
18. Smoothly moving a conversation from one topic to another is called:
19. An illocutionary act that brings into existence the state of affairs to which it refers
20. "Have you heard about the new class president?" is an example of which communicative strategy?
21. Which of the following is an example of a representative speech act, according to Searle's classification?
22. (0:32) "I'm going to show you a card trick." Speech act type is .....
23. It's delightful to see you again.What is the illocutionary act of the above utterance?
24. Which of the following utterances shows an illocutionary act?
25. I'm checking to see if you received my email from yesterday.
26. Here are some examples of words in Assertive utterances that are being used on the nature of the message, except:
27. "Thank you for reading my book."
28. The good news is that your application was accepted, and you've been selected for the scholarship.
29. Which type of speech act refers to the literal meaning of an utterance?
30. You are now the new classroom President
31. Which communicative strategy ensures the conversation stays relevant and on-topic?
32. The listed ideas are utterance requirements for Locutionary Act, EXCEPT FOR ONE.
33. An illocutionary act that represents a state of affairs.
34. Correcting oneself by saying "I meant to say ..... " is an example of:
35. Which is the complete set of communicative strategies?
36. When the speaker uses utterances to get someone else to do something.
37. What is the primary illocutionary point in the example provided in the text?
38. What is a locutionary act?
39. "Excuse me? I think we should speak one at a time, so we can clearly understand what we want to say about the issue."
40. What is the primary purpose of a speech act?
41. What is an illocutionary act?
42. Match the sentence type with its communicative function:1. declarative 2. interrogative 3. imperative 4. exclamatoryA. questions B. statement C. exclamation D. command/ request
43. The illocutionary force of an utterance is refers to what it 'counts as'.
44. Suggesting, putting forward, swearing, boasting, and concluding are examples of ..... ?
45. I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the shipment has been delayed, and we won't receive it until next week.
46. Here are words that can be used to deliver information in Assertive utterances, except .....
47. This refers to the audience's reaction to an utterance since it carries a directive for the audience.
48. If a boss says, "You're fired, " but in a joking manner without sincerity, this would be:
49. It refers to the actual utterance that was said or the statement that was written.
50. One example of an action that can threaten the 'negative face' of a listener is?
51. In a preparatory condition, what must the speaker believe in order for a request to be carried out correctly?
52. The five speech acts in the theory are:
53. When a listener actually closes the window after hearing "It's cold in here, " this is:
54. I heard about your recent setback, and I just want you to know that I sympathize with what you're going through. If you need to talk, I'm here.
55. When we can say that a speech act is a locutionary act?
56. This will be my last snack for today
57. J.L. Austin wrote his theory on Speech Act in his book 'How to do words with things.
58. For a statement like "I pronounce you husband and wife" to be valid, the utterance must occur in the:
59. "The (not necessarily intentional) effect of the utterance on the audience, whether intended or unintended, e.g. persuading, convincing, scaring, enlightening" refers to:
60. A type of illocutionary act which brings a change in the external situation.
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