This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Politeness Strategies Spoken English – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Politeness Strategies Spoken English Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Positive shows ..... and emphasizes that both speakers want the same thing or have common goal. A) Deference. B) Solidarity. C) Deferance and solidarity. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solidarity. 2. Which is the least polite? A) Give me my change. B) Please, give me my change. C) Would you bring me my change?. D) Would you please bring me my change?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Give me my change. 3. Off record expression is a statement that is directly addressed to the other. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 4. What kind of politeness strategies does question "How about letting me use your car?" belong to? A) Bald on-record. B) Positive politeness. C) Negative politeness. D) Off-record. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Positive politeness. 5. Amount of imposition, degree of friendliness, often negotiated during an interaction. A) Deference strategy. B) Negative face. C) External factors. D) Internal factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Internal factors. 6. It's ..... I can. A) Likely. B) Unlikely. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unlikely. 7. Which statement is bald on record? A) Give me some money. B) Oh no. I left my umbrella at home. C) How about letting me use your pen?. D) I wonder where I put my pen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Give me some money. 8. ..... my suit correctly?(Least polite) A) You would please clean. B) You will clean. C) Would you clean. D) Clean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clean. 9. The speaker can say something to lessen the possible threat called ..... A) Face saving act. B) FACE SAVING ACT. C) Face saving act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Face saving act. 10. Relative status of the conversation participants, based on social values tied to such things as age and power. This is described as a ..... A) Deference strategy. B) External factors. C) Internal factors. D) Face wants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) External factors. 11. Does the following sentence have any mitigating devices to reduce the face threat? "Lend me some money." A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 12. What if we ..... swimming? A) Go. B) Went. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Went. 13. As far as I can say this club is going to dogs. A) Polite way of agreeing opinion. B) Impolite way of disagreeing opinion. C) Polite way of giving an opinion. D) Impolite way of giving an opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Impolite way of giving an opinion. 14. I agree with you to a certain point but I would appreciate if you look at it from another perspective. A) Impolite way of disagreeing. B) Polite way of disagreeing. C) Polite way of giving opinion. D) Impolite way of giving opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polite way of disagreeing. 15. Always have a ..... face. A) Train. B) Happy. C) Jump. D) Smiling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Smiling. 16. ..... 6 tickets to the movie.(Most polite) A) We want. B) We will like. C) We would like. D) Give us. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We would like. 17. In Politeness Theory, what does 'face' refer to? A) A person's physical appearance. B) A person's social value and self-esteem. C) A person's ability to speak fluently. D) A person's facial expressions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A person's social value and self-esteem. 18. "Do I look fat in these jeans?" "You look very fat." is an example of which politeness strategy? (this technique is very straight up and risky) A) Bald-on record. B) Off record. C) Nagative Politeness. D) Positive Politeness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bald-on record. 19. What will you do when you make mistakes? A) Apologise. B) Your mistakes. C) Run. D) Cry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apologise. 20. Which of the following is a polite way to ask for directions? A) Take me to Cathedral Street. B) Where's Cathedral Street?. C) Show me Cathedral Street. D) Excuse me, I'm looking for Cathedral Street. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Excuse me, I'm looking for Cathedral Street. 21. ..... is among the best topic to start the conversation. A) Religion. B) Hobby. C) Pet. D) Studies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Studies. 22. I feel compelled to disagree with you on this matter. A) Polite way of giving opinion. B) Impolite way of giving opinion. C) Polite way of disagreeing. D) Impolite way of disagreeing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polite way of disagreeing. 23. Least polite A) I want a refund, please. B) Give me a refund. C) Can I get a refund?. D) I would like a refund, please. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Give me a refund. 24. Is the speaker addressing positive or negative face needs? A) Positive face. B) Negative face. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive face. 25. We say "Sorry" when we accidently hurt our friends feeling. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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