This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Speech Acts Theory – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Speech Acts Theory Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does a commissive speech act do? A) Asserts facts or beliefs. B) Expresses emotions. C) Gives orders or instructions. D) Promises or commits to an action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Promises or commits to an action. 2. Your answer is wrong, try to answer it again A) Directive. B) Declaration. C) Assertive. D) Commissive. E) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Directive. 3. 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. 4. "It is really quiet in here."Which speech act is used? A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary. 5. What does a perlocutionary act focus on? A) The speaker's intent. B) The physical action resulting from what was said. C) The structure of the sentence. D) The speaker's emotional state. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The physical action resulting from what was said. 6. An illocutionary act that brings a change in the external situation A) Directive. B) Commissive. C) Assertive. D) Declaration. E) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Declaration. 7. You were eating delicious apples. Your friend came and asked you, "Is that sweet?" while looking at your apples. How will you respond appropriately? A) "Yes, would you like some?". B) "Yes, these apples are sweet.". C) "Absolutely!". D) "No, please leave me alone.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Yes, would you like some?". 8. These are the utterances that express a psychological state. A) Directives. B) Commissions. C) Representatives. D) Expressive. E) Declarations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expressive. 9. Suppose that a bartender utters the words: "The bar will be closed in 5 min"PERLOCUTIONARY is ..... A) The bartender causes the customers to believe the bar is about to close, this might create the urge on the customers on getting one last drink. (Effect). B) (Function:info-persuation). C) Saying that the bar will be closed in 5 min. (Act of saying). D) None!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The bartender causes the customers to believe the bar is about to close, this might create the urge on the customers on getting one last drink. (Effect). 10. Match the types of acts with their correct meaning:1. Locutionary act 2. Illocutionary act 3. Perlocutionary act A. What is done B. What is said C. The effect on the hearer A) 1B 2C 3A. B) 1B 2A 3C. C) 1A 2B 3C. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1B 2C 3A. 11. An illocutionary acts for getting the addressee to do something A) Assertive. B) Commissive. C) Expressive. D) Declaration. E) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Directive. 12. Which type of speech act expresses the speaker's feelings, such as apologizing or congratulating? A) Representatives. B) Expressives. C) Declarations. D) Commissives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expressives. 13. "Can you give me a cup of tea?" . What type of illocutionary act is being used? A) Commisives. B) Directive. C) Assertive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Directive. 14. It refers to the result, consequence, or effect of what was said. A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perlocutionary. 15. Which of the following is NOT a type of communicative strategy? A) Repair. B) Restriction. C) Termination. D) Perlocution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Perlocution. 16. What type of speech act has an intended effect through locution and illocution? A) Locutionary. B) Perlocutionary. C) Illocutionary. D) Prolocutionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Perlocutionary. 17. A type of illocutionary act in which the speaker tries to make the addressee perform an action ..... A) Directive. B) Declaration. C) Commissive. D) Representative. E) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Directive. 18. "The actual act of uttering" A) Perlocutionary act. B) Illocutionary act. C) Locutionary act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Locutionary act. 19. There are certain expected or appropriate circumstances for the performance of a speech act to be recognized as intended, technically known as ..... A) Presupposition. B) Felicity condition. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Felicity condition. 20. Perhaps we could streamline the process by implementing a new software solution. A) Suggestions. B) Making arrangements. C) Checking progress. D) Inquiries. E) Giving bad news. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suggestions. 21. A performative utterance simultaneously describes and performs the same act. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. "Sorry, I can't decide on that now. I am still focused on my writing assignment. Let's talk next time, okay?" A) Termination. B) Nomination. C) Restriction. D) Repair. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Termination. 23. The speaker tries to make the addressee perform an action. A) Directive. B) Expressive. C) Commissive. D) Declarative. E) Assertive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Directive. 24. Who proposed the speech acts? A) John Longshaw Austin. B) John R. Seale. C) Harold Lasswell. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John Longshaw Austin. 25. Identify which type of illocutionary act is in this sentence"I bless the two of you. (Said by a priest during the marriage ceremony)." A) Declaration. B) Assertive. C) Directive. D) Commissive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Declaration. 26. What type of speech according to purpose is used in having audience join a local organization in an anti-pollution campaign? A) Entertain. B) Persuade. C) Inform. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Persuade. 27. According to Searle, which category of speech act is primarily concerned with expressing the speaker's attitudes, emotions, or psychological states? A) Representative. B) Commissive. C) Expressive. D) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expressive. 28. Saying "I apologize for being late" primarily functions as a(n): A) Locutionary act. B) Illocutionary act. C) Restriction strategy. D) Perlocutionary act. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary act. 29. Which of the following is an example of an illocutionary act? A) It's very hot today. B) I promise I will come on time. C) He said that he was tired. D) The door is painted blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I promise I will come on time. 30. A student accidentally says the wrong date and corrects it by saying, "Sorry, I meant next Monday." This is: A) Topic control. B) Repair. C) Perlocution. D) Nomination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repair. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesDiscourse QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSpeech Acts Theory Quiz 1Speech Acts Theory Quiz 2Speech Acts Theory Quiz 3Speech Acts Theory Quiz 4Speech Acts Theory Quiz 5Speech Acts Theory Quiz 6Speech Acts Theory Quiz 7Speech Acts Theory Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books