This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Speech Acts – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Speech Acts Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the function of explicit performatives using pronouns other than 'I' or 'we'? A) To carry out the act they name. B) To report a speech act. C) To make a statement. D) To ask a question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To report a speech act. 2. "Speakers are assumed to be saying something that is relevant to what has been said before" is: A) Maxim of quality. B) Maxim of quantity. C) Maxim of relevance. D) Maxim of manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maxim of relevance. 3. This is a cow. A) Assertives. B) Expressives. C) Directives. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assertives. 4. Choose the correct type of speech act for each sentence. 8. "I promise to help you with your homework." A) Assertion. B) Threat. C) Promise. D) Request. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Promise. 5. A doctor states, "You need to rest to recover, " intending to give medical advice. This is an example of: A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary. 6. Here are some words that can be used to deliver information in Assertive utterances, except: A) Declare. B) Speech. C) Report. D) Announce. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speech. 7. "I hereby declare this meeting adjourned." A) Assertive. B) Directive. C) Commissive. D) Expressive. E) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Declaration. 8. When Laura asks, "Isn't it obvious that we need to change our strategy?" what is she using? A) A direct question. B) A rhetorical question. C) A performative statement. D) A constative statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A rhetorical question. 9. Perlocutionary act highlights the intention of the speaker. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 10. Based on the scenario in item number 3, what will your next action be? A) I will continue playing with my sibling. B) I will agree with her and say that the room is dirty. C) I will stop playing with my sibling and will clean the room. D) I will ignore my mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I will stop playing with my sibling and will clean the room. 11. Which of the following is NOT a function of an Assertive speech act? A) Requests help. B) Expresses a belief or claim. C) States facts. D) Shares opinions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Requests help. 12. UNDER SEARLE'S SPEECH ACTthey commit the speaker to something being the case A) Assertives. B) Directives. C) Commisives. D) Expressives. E) Declaratives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assertives. 13. When Elena responds "to study English" to Agatha's question about the purpose of language school, which type of speech act is she performing? A) Representatives. B) Commissive. C) Directives. D) Expressives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Representatives. 14. In the given dialogue, when Agatha introduces Elena to Victor "This is Elena" , which type of speech act is she performing? A) Direct Speech Act. B) Indirect Speech Act. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Speech Act. 15. "I'm really excited about our upcoming vacation." A) Assertive. B) Directive. C) Commissive. D) Expressive. E) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expressive. 16. "I will miss you a lot" this is an example of ..... act. A) Assertive. B) Directive. C) Commissive. D) Expressive. E) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expressive. 17. What kind of utterance that is neither true nor false but its purpose is to make a part of the word conform to what is said? A) Phatic utterance. B) Verdictive utterance. C) Performative utterance. D) Assertive utterance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Performative utterance. 18. B. Identify the illocutionary act (intention) in each item.4. Kindly bring that glass of water to me. A) Assertive. B) Directive. C) Commissive. D) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Directive. 19. A rhetorical question is a ..... A) Command intended to be a genuine request for information. B) Apelative sentence intended to be an ingenuine answer. C) Request intended to be genuine information. D) Interrogative sentence but is not intended to be a genuine request for information. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interrogative sentence but is not intended to be a genuine request for information. 20. What is unique about the declarative among clause types? A) It can ask a question. B) It can make an exclamation. C) It can carry out certain acts by naming them. D) It can give a command. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It can carry out certain acts by naming them. 21. What do you call the utterances that a speaker makes to achieve an intended effect? A) Speech Act. B) Speech Context. C) Speech Style. D) Speech variation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speech Act. 22. A perlocutionary speech act happens when what the speaker says has an effect on the listener. Identify which of the following is a perlocutionary speech act. A) "There's an earthquake!". B) "Are you crazy?". C) "Don't do that!". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "There's an earthquake!". 23. "The book is on the table" is an example of: A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Locutionary. 24. Which speech-act category does the second speaker's utterance belong to?Ed:You look lovely today in your new dress.Faye:Thank you for your nice compliment. A) Representatives. B) Commissives. C) Declaratives. D) Expressives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expressives. 25. Is done through the power of speech, like when someone promises, apologizes, or makes an offer. A) Locutionary Act. B) Illocutionary Act. C) Perlocutionary Act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary Act. 26. How can negative declaratives express a polite question? A) By negating the performative. B) By including intensifying items. C) By using appropriate intonation. D) By using a passive form. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By using appropriate intonation. 27. "The listeners will reinforce their house roofs before this Saturday" is the ..... of this utterance? " There will be a terrible storm this Saturday" A) Illocutionary act. B) Locutionary act. C) Perlocutionary act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perlocutionary act. 28. But the act of saying something with the intention of stating an opinion, confirming, or denying something A) Illocutionary Act. B) Locutionary Act. C) Perlocutionary Act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Illocutionary Act. 29. Which of the following descriptions best describes the perlocutionary act? A) An action performed when saying something. B) The effect achieved when saying something. C) The grammatical structure of a sentence. D) The intention behind a statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The effect achieved when saying something. 30. "There are tigers in the kitchen" is which sentence type (structure)? A) Declarative. B) Interrogative. C) Imperative. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Declarative. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesDiscourse QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSpeech Acts Quiz 1Speech Acts Quiz 2Speech Acts Quiz 3Speech Acts Quiz 4Speech Acts Quiz 5Speech Acts Quiz 6Speech Acts Quiz 7Speech Acts Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books