This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Speech Acts Theory – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Speech Acts Theory Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which act involves the intention behind the words spoken? A) Locutionary act. B) Illocutionary act. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary act. 2. "You should pursue your studies." A) Expressive. B) Commisive. C) Directive. D) Assertive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Directive. 3. Which strategy involves correcting a misstatement like saying, "I meant to say ..... "? A) Repair. B) Termination. C) Nomination. D) Illocutionary act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repair. 4. It is the study of the use of natural language in communication, focusing on inferred meaning received by the speaker and listener. A) Speech Acts. B) Pragmatics. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pragmatics. 5. The effect of these utterances have an intermediate change in the institutional affairs. A) Representatives. B) Directives. C) Commissions. D) Expressive. E) Declarations. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Declarations. 6. .... Your professor says, "For our class on Wednesday, please read pages 10-15 and answer Activity 1." A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary. 7. Perlocutionary: A) Is the result or effect that is produced by the utterance in the given context. B) Is the result or effect that is produced by the communication in the given context. C) Is the result or effect that is produced by the written in the given context. D) Is the result or effect that is produced by the spoken in the given context. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is the result or effect that is produced by the utterance in the given context. 8. The following are the known functions of speech act EXCEPT: A) Apology. B) Greeting. C) Offering. D) Planning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Planning. 9. "Please submit your reports on time." A) Complaint. B) Request. C) Invitation. D) Committing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Request. 10. I am beautiful, I am smart A) Assertive. B) Directive. C) Commissive. D) Expressive. E) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assertive. 11. I am the only one in General Santos City who has a new Lamborghini car. A) Assertive. B) Directive. C) Commissive. D) Expressive. E) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assertive. 12. Which utterance is an example of a constative utterance? A) "I promise to help you.". B) "Water boils at 100$^\circ$C.". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Water boils at 100$^\circ$C.". 13. In this speech act, speakers express their feelings (e.g. apologizing, welcoming, sympathizing). A) Commissives. B) Declarations. C) Directives. D) Expressives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expressives. 14. I declare this meeting is adjourned. This sentence is an example of ..... A) Assertive utterances. B) Phatic utterances. C) Performative utterances. D) Commissive utterances. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Performative utterances. 15. It is the effect of an utterance on both the speaker and listeners. A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perlocutionary. 16. I voted for President Duterte last election. A) Assertive. B) Directive. C) Expressive. D) Commissive. E) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assertive. 17. TRUE or FALSE:Perlocutionary act is accomplished in speaking and defined within a system of social conventions. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 18. "Can you please pass the rice?" A) Assertive. B) Commisive. C) Directive. D) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Directive. 19. Performative utterances are action-performing and constative utterances are statement-making. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Which of the following statement shows an illocutionary speech act? A) "Our class will end in five minutes." (The teacher's actual utterance). B) "Our class will end in five minutes." (The teacher wants the class to finish the task before the bell rings). C) "Our class will end in five minutes." (The listeners respond by finishing their task). D) "Our class will end in five minutes." (The exact words of the teacher). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Our class will end in five minutes." (The teacher wants the class to finish the task before the bell rings). 21. Pertains to the actual act of utterances, what did the person say, NOT what the person means. A) Illocutionary Act. B) Locutionary Act. C) Perlocutionary Act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Locutionary Act. 22. What type of speech act is this? "Please don't let the door open, " would lead to the addressee locking the door. A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perlocutionary. 23. What type of Speech Act according to Austin is this: "I love you to the moon and back." A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 24. A teacher instructs: "Each student will speak for only two minutes." This is an example of: A) Turn-taking. B) Restriction. C) Termination. D) Repair. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Restriction. 25. The phrase "What are your thoughts?" is an example of: A) Turn-taking. B) Restriction. C) Nomination. D) Perlocutionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Turn-taking. 26. What kind of utterance that is nether true nor false but its purpose is to make a part of the world conform to what is said? A) Performative utterances. B) Assertive utterances. C) Phatic utterances. D) Commissive utterances. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Performative utterances. 27. "Lack of sleep can weaken your immune system." What type of illocutionary act is being used? A) Declaration. B) Directive. C) Representative/Assertive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Representative/Assertive. 28. What is a problem with speech act theory mentioned in the text? A) Speech acts have no impact on communication. B) Speech acts are too simple to analyze. C) Possible overlaps-one utterance, several speech acts. D) Speech acts are always clear and straightforward. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Possible overlaps-one utterance, several speech acts. 29. "I'm sorry for being late" is an example of: A) Explicit performative. B) Implicit performative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Implicit performative. 30. Mother: "I will take you to the park tomorrow." A) Commissive. B) Directive. C) Assertive. D) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commissive. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 8Speech Acts Theory Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books