This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Speech Acts Theory – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Speech Acts Theory Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An illocutionary act that is an attempt by the speaker to get the listener to do something A) Assertive. B) Declaration. C) Expressive. D) Commissive. E) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Directive. 2. It states what the speaker feels. A) Expressives. B) Directives. C) Representative/Assertive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expressives. 3. It commits the speaker to doing something in the future. A) Assertive. B) Directive. C) Commissive. D) Expressive. E) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Commissive. 4. To what classification of illocutionary act do the given example belong? "You are blessed." A) Assertive. B) Commissive. C) Directive. D) Expressive. E) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Declaration. 5. A dog expert explained to us that "some dogs are very picky eaters." A) Representative. B) Commissive. C) Directive. D) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Representative. 6. "How dare you treat her that way!" A) Expressive. B) Declaration. C) Assertive. D) Commisive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expressive. 7. I value your opinion. What do you think about the idea of implementing flexible work hours? A) Starting & ending conversations. B) Giving good news. C) Opinions. D) Positive responses. E) Sympathising. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Opinions. 8. God is good to me, I will go to church every Sunday. A) Assertive. B) Directive. C) Commissive. D) Expressive. E) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Commissive. 9. There are ..... main characteristics of ISA: A) 2. B) 3. C) 4. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5. 10. -a type of illocutionary act which commits the speaker to doing something in the future. A) Declaration. B) Expressive. C) Representative. D) Commissive. E) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commissive. 11. What is the aim of Perlocutionary Speech Act? A) To utter and just state something. B) To give clear intention. C) To change feelings, thoughts, or actions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To change feelings, thoughts, or actions. 12. Which of the following is an example of a speech act that expresses appreciation? A) "What time is it?". B) "I'll be there at 5.". C) "Thanks!". D) "You are under arrest.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Thanks!". 13. What is the possible illocutionary act for the statement "I promise to stop by" ? A) The speaker stopping by. B) The speaker making a promise. C) The receiver waiting. D) The receiver hearing the promise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The speaker making a promise. 14. Blessing, firing, baptizing, bidding, passing a sentence and excommunicating are examples of ..... A) Assertive. B) Directive. C) Commissive. D) Expressive. E) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Declarative. 15. The following are the areas of "Pragmatics" EXCEPT: A) The study of speaker meaning. B) The study of contextual meaning. C) The study of how to get more communicated that it is said. D) The study of personal identification of the speaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The study of personal identification of the speaker. 16. "I apologize for being late" primarily functions as: A) Locutionary act. B) Illocutionary act. C) Perlocutionary act. D) Termination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary act. 17. How does the listener's power influence the level of politeness used by the speaker? A) The greater the power of the listener, the lower the level of politeness of the speaker. B) The greater the power of the listener, the higher the level of politeness of the speaker. C) The power of the listener has no effect on the politeness of the speaker. D) The level of politeness is determined by the situation, not the power of the listener. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The greater the power of the listener, the higher the level of politeness of the speaker. 18. A speaker using an ISA (indirect speech act) wants to communicate the same meaning with the apparent surface meaning. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. In this speech act, speakers try to get their listeners to do something (e.g. begging, commanding, requesting). A) Directives. B) Commissives. C) Expressives. D) Assertives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Directives. 20. You tell your friend, "You should try talking to your teacher about it." This is a: A) Commissive. B) Directive. C) Expressive. D) Declarative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Directive. 21. What does a commissive speech act do? A) Asserts facts or beliefs. B) Gives orders or instructions. C) Expresses emotions. D) Promises or commits to an action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Promises or commits to an action. 22. Your answer is wrong, try to answer it again A) Assertive. B) Directive. C) Commissive. D) Expressive. E) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Directive. 23. It is the resulting act of what is said. A) Locutionary Act. B) Illocutionary Act. C) Perlocutionary Act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perlocutionary Act. 24. "It is really quiet in here."Which speech act is used? A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary. 25. What does a perlocutionary act focus on? A) The speaker's emotional state. B) The physical action resulting from what was said. C) The structure of the sentence. D) The speaker's intent. 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