This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Speech Acts – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Speech Acts Quiz 21 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A perlocutionary act may be unintentional. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 2. Explain the concept of directive illocutionary speech acts. A) Speech acts that are intended to provide information. B) Speech acts that are intended to confuse the listener. C) Speech acts that are intended to get the listener to do something. D) Speech acts that are intended to entertain the listener. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speech acts that are intended to get the listener to do something. 3. Choose the correct type of speech act for each sentence. 1. "John read the book." A) Question. B) Request. C) Assertion. D) Threat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assertion. 4. We have a direct speech act when there is a ..... relationship between a structure and a ..... A) Indirect/request. B) Direct/purpose. C) Indirect/meaning. D) Direct/function. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct/function. 5. Bring me some hot water. A) Directives. B) Commissives. C) Assertives. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Directives. 6. What kind of speech act?A fathers says to his child, "Why don't you spend less time watching TV?" A) Directives. B) Commissives. C) Representatives. D) Expressives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Directives. 7. Giving an apology A) A. "You have to understand me. It was not my fault.". B) "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it to happen.". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it to happen.". 8. Identify which type of illocutionary act is in this sentence"I recommend that you eat less foods with cholesterol." A) Assertive. B) Directive. C) Commissive. D) Expressive. E) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Directive. 9. When someone hears, "You are safe now, " and feels relieved, which speech act is this? A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perlocutionary. 10. After hearing a funny joke, the class laughs loudly. A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perlocutionary. 11. 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. 12. "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. 13. This is a cow. A) Assertives. B) Expressives. C) Directives. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assertives. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. "I hereby declare this meeting adjourned." A) Assertive. B) Directive. C) Commissive. D) Expressive. E) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Declaration. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. "I'm really excited about our upcoming vacation." A) Assertive. B) Directive. C) Commissive. D) Expressive. E) Declaration. 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