This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Speech Acts – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Speech Acts Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Hi, James! It's been 3 years since we last saw each other. How are you? A) Turn-taking. B) Nomination. C) Restriction. D) Topic Control. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nomination. 2. A student stands in front of the class and explains the meaning of "artificial intelligence" by breaking down its key concepts and technical terms. Select the speech style used in the situation. A) Demonstration Speech. B) Definition Speech. C) Descriptive Speech. D) Explanatory Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Definition Speech. 3. Sarah, kindly give me the six types of communicative strategies. A) Turn-taking. B) Termination. C) Topic Control. D) Restriction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Restriction. 4. These are speech acts that the utterances express a psychological state. These speech acts include thanking, apologizing, welcoming, and congratulating. A) Representatives. B) Directives. C) Commissives. D) Expressives. E) Delcarations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expressives. 5. I want to apologize for hurting your feelings with my tactless words and actions. A) Representative. B) Directive. C) Commissive. D) Expressive. E) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expressive. 6. Explain the concept of commissive illocutionary speech acts. A) Utterances that commit the speaker to a future course of action or behavior. B) Utterances that provide information or describe a state of affairs. C) Utterances that express doubt or uncertainty. D) Utterances that convey a request or command. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Utterances that commit the speaker to a future course of action or behavior. 7. What is the primary function of a directive speech act? A) To express the speaker's emotions. B) To get the hearer to do something. C) To declare a change in reality. D) To make a promise or commitment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To get the hearer to do something. 8. According to him, strategies must be used to start and maintain a conversation, and knowing and applying grammar appropriately is one of the most basic strategies to maintain a conversation. Who is he? A) Chomsky. B) Cohen. C) Searle. D) Austin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cohen. 9. Identify the Wh-question: A) The weather is nice today, isn't it?. B) How old are you?. C) Should I call you later?. D) Would you like tea or coffee?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How old are you?. 10. One of the objectives of the Indirect Speech act is ..... A) To avoid providing directives. B) To avoid to sound exaggerated. C) To avoid conventional implicatures. D) To analyze the utterance without context. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To avoid providing directives. 11. Identify whether the following utterance is performative or constative. 'I demand that the parcel be sent immediately.' A) Performative. B) Constative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Performative. 12. What is the presupposition of a speaker when uttering "Mike sent his application to Joe's company" ? A) Joe is the boss of company. B) Mike is Joe's friend. C) Mike was applying for a job. D) The application was sent to Joe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mike was applying for a job. 13. A compliment, "You did an excellent job, " made to make someone feel good is an example of: A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perlocutionary. 14. In the statement "You may now kiss the bride, " what is the likely illocutionary act? A) Permission. B) Command. C) Request. D) Warning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Permission. 15. A teacher says, "The test starts at 10 AM." What type of speech act is this? A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Locutionary. 16. What distinguishes a representative speech act from a declarative one? A) Representatives describe reality, while declaratives change reality. B) Representatives involve promises, while declaratives involve commands. C) Representatives express emotions, while declaratives express information. D) Representatives involve requests, while declaratives make commitments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Representatives describe reality, while declaratives change reality. 17. A teacher says, "Submit your project tomorrow." This is: A) Assertive. B) Directive. C) Declarative. D) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Directive. 18. Joshua keeps on interrupting Jerry while talking. Which communicative strategy is being violated? A) Turn-taking. B) Termination. C) Interruption. D) Topic Control. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Turn-taking. 19. B. Identify the illocutionary act (intention) in each item.6. I do appreciate your presence today as I celebrate my natal day. A) Assertive. B) Directive. C) Commissive. D) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expressive. 20. B. Identify the illocutionary act (intention) in each item.10. I confessed that I stole your money. A) Declarative. B) Directive. C) Assertive. D) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expressive. 21. "The Philippines is an archipelago." A) Assertive. B) Commissive. C) Declarative. D) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assertive. 22. Which of the following is an example of an explicit performative? A) She is at home. B) Is she at home?. C) She is not at home. D) I promise I'll be careful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I promise I'll be careful. 23. Examples of declarations are: A) Sentencing, naming, baptizing. B) Apologising, thanking, congratulating. C) Statingaffirmingdescribing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentencing, naming, baptizing. 24. "Do you have milk?" is which sentence type (structure)? A) Declarative. B) Interrogative. C) Imperative. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interrogative. 25. What do you think does the speaker mean when he/she says, "Can you carry these for me?" A) The speaker wants to know if I have the ability to carry his/her things. B) The speaker is requesting me to help him/her carry his things. C) The speaker does not make sense. D) The speaker does not mean anything. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The speaker is requesting me to help him/her carry his things. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesDiscourse QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSpeech Acts Quiz 1Speech Acts Quiz 3Speech Acts Quiz 4Speech Acts Quiz 5Speech Acts Quiz 6Speech Acts Quiz 7Speech Acts Quiz 8Speech Acts Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books