This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Speech Acts Theory – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Speech Acts Theory Quiz 15 (19 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. If a boss says, "You're fired, " but in a joking manner without sincerity, this would be: A) An invalid performative act. B) A valid performative act. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An invalid performative act. 2. It refers to the actual utterance that was said or the statement that was written. A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Locutionary. 3. It is the study of meaning which is related to the speech situations. A) Semantics. B) Pragmatics. C) Speech Acts. D) Communication. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pragmatics. 4. One example of an action that can threaten the 'negative face' of a listener is? A) Promise to arrive on time. B) Asking someone to do something. C) Criticizing someone's appearance. D) Ignoring someone's greeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asking someone to do something. 5. In a preparatory condition, what must the speaker believe in order for a request to be carried out correctly? A) The speaker must believe that the listener has a higher power than him. B) The listener must automatically understand the speaker's meaning without being explained. C) The speaker must believe that the listener is capable of carrying out the requested action. D) Requests must always be in the form of direct orders. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The speaker must believe that the listener is capable of carrying out the requested action. 6. The five speech acts in the theory are: A) Assertives, Permissives, Interrogatives, Conductives, Liberative. B) Understanding, Directing, Bemoaning, Shooing, Loving. C) Assertives, Directives, Commissives, Expressives, Declaration. D) Assertives, Passive, Actives, Nurturatives, Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assertives, Directives, Commissives, Expressives, Declaration. 7. When a listener actually closes the window after hearing "It's cold in here, " this is: A) Locutionary act. B) Illocutionary act. C) Perlocutionary act. D) Topic shifting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perlocutionary act. 8. I heard about your recent setback, and I just want you to know that I sympathize with what you're going through. If you need to talk, I'm here. A) Starting & ending conversations. B) Giving good news. C) Opinions. D) Positive responses. E) Sympathising. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Sympathising. 9. When we can 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: B) When there is something said to express an intention. 10. This will be my last snack for today A) Assertive. B) Directive. C) Commissive. D) Expressive. E) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Commissive. 11. J.L. Austin wrote his theory on Speech Act in his book 'How to do words with things. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. For a statement like "I pronounce you husband and wife" to be valid, the utterance must occur in the: A) Proper context. B) Appropriate authority. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proper context. 13. "The (not necessarily intentional) effect of the utterance on the audience, whether intended or unintended, e.g. persuading, convincing, scaring, enlightening" refers to: A) Perlocutionary act. B) Illocutionary act. C) Locutionary act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perlocutionary act. 14. A type of illocutionary act which brings a change in the external situation. A) Declaration. B) Expressive. C) Commissive. D) Directive. E) Represenative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Declaration. 15. Which of the following utterances shows a locutionary act? A) "It is raining outside.". B) "Can you close the window?" (intended as a request). C) Closing the window after being asked. D) "I apologize for forgetting.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "It is raining outside.". 16. What category of speech act is this? "Could you lend me a pencil, please?" A) Commissives. B) Assertives. C) Expressives. D) Directives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Directives. 17. When someone shifts the topic by saying, "By the way, have you heard about the new mall?" this is: A) Topic shifting. B) Nomination. C) Turn-taking. D) Termination. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Topic shifting. 18. From now on, I will love you until my hair turns grey. A) Assertive. B) Directive. C) Commissive. D) Expressive. E) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Declaration. 19. In this speech act, speakers commit themselves to a future course of action (e.g. promising, guaranteeing) A) Assertives. B) Commissives. C) Expressives. D) Directives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commissives. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesDiscourse QuizzesGrammar QuizzesSpeech Acts Theory Quiz 1Speech Acts Theory Quiz 2Speech Acts Theory Quiz 3Speech Acts Theory Quiz 4Speech Acts Theory Quiz 5Speech Acts Theory Quiz 6Speech Acts Theory Quiz 7Speech Acts Theory Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books