This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Speech Acts – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Speech Acts Quiz 15 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many types of felicity conditions? A) 3. B) 4. C) 6. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5. 2. [True or False]In the case of factive presupposition, the speaker's use of a particular expression is taken to presuppose another concept, whereas in the case of a lexical presupposition, the use of a particular expression is taken to presuppose the truth of the information that is stated after it. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 3. Making a complaint A) "Your leche flan tastes good. Keep it up!". B) "I can't stay outside anymore. It's too hot for me.". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "I can't stay outside anymore. It's too hot for me.". 4. "Please pass me the salt." A) Assertive. B) Directive. C) Expressive. D) Commissive. E) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Directive. 5. Speech acts that speaker uses to get someone else to do something. These speech acts include requesting, questioning, command, orders, and suggesting A) Representatives. B) Directives. C) Commissives. D) Expressives. E) Declarations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Directives. 6. Consider this statement: "I now pronounce you as husband and wife." Who among the following can say this and make marital union happen? A) Priest. B) Teacher. C) Retired policeman. D) Famous celebrity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Priest. 7. The actual utterance and its literal meaning A) Locutionary act. B) Illocutionary act. C) Perlocutionary act. D) Speech act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Locutionary act. 8. Identify the TYPE OF SPEECH ACT:It is the intention that a speaker has. A) Locutionary Act. B) Illocutionary Act. C) Perlocutionary Act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary Act. 9. When Monica says, "I'm so happy you're here!" , what type of speech act is she performing? A) Expressive. B) Assertive. C) Verdictive. D) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expressive. 10. Illocutionary act pertains to the intention of the speaker in uttering something. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 11. He is the one responsible for replacing the concept of locutionary act with propositional act. A) Searle. B) Langshaw. C) Austin. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Searle. 12. In negative declaratives, what effect does negating an explicit performative have? A) It strengthens the force of the performative. B) It weakens the force of the performative. C) It changes the meaning of the performative. D) It has no effect on the performative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It weakens the force of the performative. 13. When Elena says: " I am going back to Madrid after my English course." , 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. 14. What is the effect of a perlocutionary act based on? A) The speaker's intention. B) The literal meaning of the statement. C) The audience's response. D) The context of the utterance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The context of the utterance. 15. The performative hypothesis includes explicit performatives, implicit performatives and primary performatives. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. What is the illocutionary act in the statement "It's quite hot in here" as per the example? A) Turning on the air conditioner. B) The speaker's intention to alleviate the heat. C) The listener's reaction to the statement. D) The literal meaning of the words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The speaker's intention to alleviate the heat. 17. What is an example of an expressive act? A) I will help you. B) Can you pass the salt?. C) You are hired!. D) Thank you. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thank you. 18. I feel sad about your break-up with your boyfriend. A) Directive. B) Assertive. C) Expressive. D) Commissive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expressive. 19. Different sentence types can be used as the same basic function. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Which face does not want to be imposed upon by others? A) Positive face. B) Negative face. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative face. 21. James is the best student in our class. A) Directive. B) Assertive. C) Expressive. D) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assertive. 22. What is the illocutionary force of the utterance: "Wow, your dress is so beautiful!" ? A) The listener is furious at the sarcastic comment. B) The speaker is paying a compliment on the listener's dress. C) The speaker is using an affirmative sentence. D) The listener is happy with the compliment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The speaker is paying a compliment on the listener's dress. 23. Choose the correct type of speech act for each sentence. 2. "Did John read the book?" A) Assertion. B) Promise. C) Question. D) Warning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Question. 24. Greetings A) "I hope to see you again.". B) "Happy birthday! May you have more birthdays to come!". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Happy birthday! May you have more birthdays to come!". 25. Find the performative verbs in the dialogue.Him:Can I talk to Marry?Her:No, She's not here.Him:I am asking you-Can I talk to her?Her:And I am telling you-SHE IS NOT HERE! A) Talk. B) Asking-telling. C) Talk-asking-telling. D) Not all. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asking-telling. ← 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