This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Implicature Exercises – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Implicature Exercises Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is an example of conversational implicature? A) A student saying, "I apologize for being late.". B) A judge saying, "I sentence you to five years in prison.". C) A teacher explaining a grammar rule directly to a student. D) Someone responding to "Are you coming?" with "I have a lot of work to do.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Someone responding to "Are you coming?" with "I have a lot of work to do.". 2. Many expressions such as " business is business" , or "boys will be boys" are called ..... A) Tautologies. B) Conventional implicature. C) Conversational implicature. D) Particularized conversational implicature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tautologies. 3. "Don't say what you believe to be false" What maxim does this above rule belong to? A) Maxim of quality. B) Maxim of quantity. C) Maxim of relation. D) Maxim of manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maxim of quality. 4. The idea of COOPERATION in a conversation means that ..... A) Try not to confuse. B) Tell the truth. C) Be relevant. D) All true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All true. 5. Which of these sentences contain a quality maxim violation? A) A:Where did you buy your skirt? It's so beautiful! B:I bought it in the Gangnam shop, beside the 88 cafeterias in the city. B) I am multimillionaire.(actually, I am penniless). C) A:How did he sing? B:He looked wonderful. D) A:How much did that new dress cost? B:Less than the last one. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I am multimillionaire.(actually, I am penniless). 6. When a speaker says, "I have no money left in my wallet, " the implicature might be: A) The speaker has no money at all. B) The speaker has money but not in their wallet. C) The speaker is joking. D) The speaker wants someone to lend them money. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The speaker wants someone to lend them money. 7. One attempts to be truthful and does not provide information that is false or unsupported by evidence when obeying the ..... maxim. A) Relevance. B) Quality. C) Quantity. D) Manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quality. 8. Rick: "Want to grab dinner at that new restaurant?" Tom: "I'm on diet this week."What kind of implicature was Tom's response classified in? A) Generalized conversational implicature. B) Scalar implicature. C) Particularized conversational implicature. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Particularized conversational implicature. 9. Can conventional implicature cancellable? A) YES. B) NO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO. 10. Which kind of maxims does this conversation NOT follow?A: "What are you doing?"B: "1+1=2, 2+2=4, 4+1=5" A) Quantity. B) Quality. C) Manner. D) Relation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Relation. 11. Inferences that depend on the existence of norms for the use of language is the definition of ..... A) Conversational implicature. B) Maxim. C) Cooperative communication. D) Cooperative principles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conversational implicature. 12. "He sometimes reads the newspaper." What kind of implicature can you find in this utterance? A) Scalar implicature. B) Generalized conversational implicature. C) Conventional implicature. D) Particularized conversational implicature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scalar implicature. 13. Which conversational maxim emphasizes being truthful and not saying anything you believe to be false? A) Maxim of Quantity. B) Maxim of Quality. C) Maxim of Relation. D) Maxim of Manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maxim of Quality. 14. A friend asks, "Do you want to go out?" and you respond, "I have a big test tomorrow." What is this an example of? A) Direct Speech Act. B) Illocutionary Speech Act. C) Conversational Implicature. D) Conventional Implicature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conversational Implicature. 15. A:Will Helen be at the meeting this morning? B:Her car broke down. What kind of implicature can you find in this utterance? A) Scalar implicature. B) Particularized conversational implicature. C) Conventional implicature. D) Generalized conversational implicature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Particularized conversational implicature. 16. When someone says, "I'm so cold, " and another person closes the window, what type of act is this? A) Conventional Implicature. B) Perlocutionary Act. C) Illocutionary Act. D) Locutionary Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Perlocutionary Act. 17. A:Caca let's play! B:Your shirt is so pretty!The conversation above is a violation of the rule of the maxim of ..... A) Relevance. B) Maxim. C) Quantity. D) Quality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relevance. 18. ..... conversational implicature is an implicature where some assumed knowledge is required in very specific context during a conversation. A) Convetional. B) Scalar. C) Generalized. D) Particularized. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Particularized. 19. In conversational implicature, also called Implications, the speaker says one thing but means another. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. What is the difference between implicature and speech acts? A) Implicature relies on indirect meaning, while speech acts perform an action. B) Speech acts are always indirect, while implicature is always direct. C) Implicature involves only verbal communication, while speech acts involve gestures. D) Speech acts are only used in legal or formal settings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Implicature relies on indirect meaning, while speech acts perform an action. 21. "John walked into a house yesterday and saw a tortoise" What kind of implicature can you find in this utterance? A) Scalar implicature. B) Generalized conversational implicature. C) Conventional implicature. D) Particularized conversational implicature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Generalized conversational implicature. 22. ..... implicatures are not tied to the particular words and phrases in an utterance but arise instead from contextual factors and the understanding that conventions are observed in conversation. A) Conventional. B) Conversational. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conversational. 23. "A:Where is my box of chocolates?B:The children were in your room this morning." Which maxim does the answer of B violate? A) Maxim of quality. B) Maxim of quantity. C) Maxim of relation. D) Maxim of manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maxim of relation. 24. What kind of implicature does B include in his expression?A:I'm going to the prison tomorrow.B:Will 200 dollars do? A) Scalar. B) Conventional. C) Generalized conversational. D) Particularized conversational. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Particularized conversational. 25. Does the conventional implicature rely on the cooperative principle? A) YES. B) NO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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