This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Speech Acts – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Speech Acts Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the difference between direct and indirect performatives? A) Direct performatives are more polite. B) Direct performatives do not carry out the act they name. C) Indirect performatives avoid invoking power and status. D) Indirect performatives have greater force. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct performatives do not carry out the act they name. 2. "Can you open the window?" is an example of which type of speech act? A) Directive. B) Expressive. C) Commissive. D) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Directive. 3. What type of act is Ross using when he declares "We were on a break!" ? A) Declarative. B) Assertive. C) Expressive. D) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assertive. 4. When Victor says: "You miss your big family?" , what type of speech act is he 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. 5. What are direct address forms known as? A) On record expressions. B) Off record expressions. C) Bald on record. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On record expressions. 6. Who says this:"You're under arrested." A) Mother to son. B) A coach to a team member. C) A police officer to a man who was speeding. D) A buyer to a seller. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A police officer to a man who was speeding. 7. WHAT TYPE OF ILLOCUTION IS BEING SHOWN?"I swear I will never tell anyone about your secret." A) Assertives. B) Commissives. C) Declarations. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commissives. 8. The illocutionary act is performed via ..... A) Traditional sense. B) Certain effect. C) The thoughts or actions of the others. D) The communicative force of an utterance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The communicative force of an utterance. 9. Which of the following is a direct speech act to ask someone who is blocking the screen to move? A) This is a really exciting programme. B) Move out of the way. C) Do you have to stand in front of the TV. D) You are standing in front of the TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Move out of the way. 10. Locutionary act pertains to the action taken after hearing an utterance. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 11. Choose the classification of speech act that best corresponds to the given expression:I recommend that you eat less food with cholesterol. A) Directives. B) Commissives. C) Expressives. D) Declarations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Directives. 12. UNDER 6 VERBAL COMMUNICATION FACTORSmakes contact rather than conveys meaning A) Referential. B) Emotive. C) Conative. D) Phatic. E) Metalingual. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Phatic. 13. Angeline:I watched UAAP Cheerdance last weekend. It's so amazing!Gerald:Yeah, do you have an assignment in Chemistry already? A) Nomination. B) Termination. C) Topic Control. D) Topic Shifting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Topic Shifting. 14. Choose the declarative sentence from the options below: A) Have you seen my keys?. B) The train arrives at 7 PM. C) Please bring me a glass of water. D) What a wonderful day!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The train arrives at 7 PM. 15. The Cold War, your dog, the house, and the King of the United Kingdom are examples of: A) Factive presupposition. B) Existential presupposition. C) Lexical presupposition. D) Structural presupposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Existential presupposition. 16. Rachel telling Phoebe, "I promise I won't be late again, " is an example of which act? A) Commissive. B) Verdictive. C) Directive. D) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commissive. 17. "Any suggestions you have are welcome" A) Interrogative form functioning as an assertion. B) Declarative form functioning as a request. C) Imperative form functioning as a request. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Declarative form functioning as a request. 18. The show was excellent and superb! Kudos to the entire cast! A) Representative. B) Directive. C) Commissive. D) Expressive. E) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expressive. 19. You are promoted! A) Assertive. B) Declarative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Declarative. 20. Choose the classification of speech act that best corresponds to the given expression:If you need a ride, I will offer to drive you to your house. A) Declarations. B) Commissives. C) Expressives. D) Representatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commissives. 21. Teacher Sid says, "Please submit your projects tomorrow, class." the act of requesting is what kind of speech act? A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary. 22. Define the type of speech acts in this sentence "The meal was delicious." A) Declarations. B) Representatives. C) Commissives. D) Expressives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expressives. 23. Which among the following is NOT an intrapersonal communication? A) Internalizing a role in a skit. B) Practicing for a skit. C) Reading a newspaper. D) Reading a diary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reading a newspaper. 24. What type of speech acts state what the speaker believes to be the case or not? A) Declarations. B) Representatives. C) Directives. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Representatives. 25. "The concert starts at 8 PM." If said as a reminder, this is: A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) None of the above. 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