This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Speech Acts – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Speech Acts Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. At the barangay assembly, a councilor urged residents to participate in the community clean-up drive by emphasizing the health risks of a dirty environment and the benefits of a cleaner neighborhood. Select the type of speech used in this situation. A) Persuasive Speech. B) Inspirational Speech. C) Informative Speech. D) Entertainment Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Persuasive Speech. 2. Match the types of acts with their correct meaning:1. Locutionary act 2. Illocutionary act 3. Perlocutionary actA. What is done B. What is said C. The effect on the hearer A) 1B 2C 3A. B) 1B 2A 3C. C) 1A 2B 3C. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1B 2C 3A. 3. A parent tells a child, "Don't play too long with your phone." The child reduces screen time because of this.What is the perlocutionary act? A) Saying the words "Don't play too long with your phone.". B) The child actually spent less time on the phone. C) The parent wants to control the child. D) Warning the child. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The child actually spent less time on the phone. 4. "The earth revolves around the sun." A) Assertive. B) Directive. C) Declarative. D) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assertive. 5. He asked me to write it again. A) Direct. B) Indirect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect. 6. What speech act is Joey using when he says, "I'll help you move tomorrow" ? A) Commissive. B) Directive. C) Assertive. D) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commissive. 7. When can we say that a speech act is a locutionary act? A) When there is an utterance of a sound, a word, or even a speech. B) When there is something said to express an intention. C) When the utterance changes the person's feelings, thoughts or actions. D) When the statement caused misunderstanding and confusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When there is an utterance of a sound, a word, or even a speech. 8. In IFDs performative verbs needs to be mentioned A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 9. "Take some photos!" , it has the function of ..... ? A) For making statements. B) For asking questions. C) Express commands and/or requests. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Express commands and/or requests. 10. "This cake tastes amazing, " said to share the speaker's impression, is an example of: A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary. 11. When the speaker is violating the maxims: A) They appear not to follow the maxims but expect hearers to understand the meaning implied. B) They are uncooperative in the way the maxim requires. C) They know that the hearer will not understand them. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They know that the hearer will not understand them. 12. Choose the correct type of speech act for each sentence. 5. "Get out of here!" A) Order. B) Request. C) Warning. D) Threat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Order. 13. The effect of the words is that the listener avoided slipping on the floor. A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) Speech Acts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perlocutionary. 14. Finish your tasks in Google Classroom. A) Expressive. B) Directive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Directive. 15. What type of speech act is:'' No one else could lift me high above" A) Assertive. B) Directive. C) Commisive. D) Expressive. E) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assertive. 16. "You may now kiss the bride." $\rightarrow$ The illocutionary act is: A) Permission. B) Request. C) Question. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Permission. 17. A commissive speech act is a speech act that expresses a speaker's intention to commit to a future action. Which of the following is a commissive speech act? A) "I love you". B) "Hurry! We're almost there!". C) "I promise to exercise everyday". D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "I promise to exercise everyday". 18. If Chandler says, "Could you pass me the remote?" , which speech act is this? A) Commissive. B) Directive. C) Declarative. D) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Directive. 19. "I vow to cherish and support you for the rest of our lives together." A) Assertive. B) Directive. C) Commissive. D) Expressive. E) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Commissive. 20. [True or False] The presupposition of a statement will not remain constant when that statement is negated. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 21. WHAT TYPE OF ILLOCUTION IS BEING SHOWN?"I sentence you to ten years in prison." A) Directives. B) Assertives. C) Declarations. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Declarations. 22. A student tells his teacher: "I will submit my research paper tomorrow, Ma'am." What speech act is being conveyed here? A) Locutionary (words expressed literally). B) Illocutionary-Commissive (making a promise/commitment). C) Illocutionary-Assertive (stating a fact). D) Perlocutionary (effect of persuading the teacher to wait). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary-Commissive (making a promise/commitment). 23. A women says to her sister:'' Who vacuumed the floor?" A) Declaration. B) Directive. C) Rogative. D) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rogative. 24. The social function of what is said or the intention of the speaker is: A) Locutionary act. B) Illocutionary act. C) Perlocutionary act. D) Speech act. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary act. 25. "I promise to help you with your homework later." A) Assertive. B) Directive. C) Commissive. D) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Commissive. ← 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