This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Speech Acts Theory – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Speech Acts Theory Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which refers to the actual act of uttering? A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) Commisive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Locutionary. 2. Identify which type of illocutionary act is in this sentence"I name this dog Butchie." A) Assertive. B) Declaration. C) Directive. D) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assertive. 3. "I may not be your first but I promise I will be your last." A) Assertive. B) Commisive. C) Declaration. D) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commisive. 4. An illocutionary act that expresses the mental state of the speaker about an event presumed to be true. A) Assertive. B) Commissive. C) Directive. D) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expressive. 5. What category of speech act is this?"I shall return." A) Commissives. B) Directives. C) Assertives. D) Expressives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commissives. 6. In the context of Face-Threatening Acts (FTAs), when is negative politeness more advisable? A) When you want to criticize someone. B) When you want to make a request without interfering with other people's freedom. C) When you want to build a closer relationship with the person you are talking to. D) When you want to show support and agreement in a conversation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When you want to make a request without interfering with other people's freedom. 7. A performative utterance is successful when: A) The speaker has the authority to perform the action. B) The statement describes a true fact. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The speaker has the authority to perform the action. 8. Social function of what is said or the intention of the speaker. A) Locutionary Act. B) Illocutionary Act. C) Perlocutionary Act. D) Performatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary Act. 9. This is a speech act that changes the state or situation of the people or things involved in the communication. A) Assertives. B) Directives. C) Commissives. D) Expressives. E) Declarations. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Declarations. 10. What are the three elements of any speech act? A) Locutionary act, Illocutionary act, Perlocutionary act. B) Literal meaning, Figurative meaning, Emotional meaning. C) Subject, Verb, Object. D) Introduction, Body, Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Locutionary act, Illocutionary act, Perlocutionary act. 11. Speech acts are actions performed via ..... A) Utterances. B) Implicatures. C) Reference. D) Inference. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Utterances. 12. "Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred."Which speech act is evident in this statement by Martin Luther King, Jr.? A) Locutionary. B) Illocutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perlocutionary. 13. You will be blessed by God. A) Assertive. B) Directive. C) Commissive. D) Expressive. E) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Declaration. 14. The utterance "I thank you for loving me" is not a performative one. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. In terms of speech-act categories, which of the following utterances is an expressive? A) Sit down!. B) Congratulations!. C) I'll be back. D) The earth is flat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Congratulations!. 16. A student (S) wants to borrow lecture notes from his lecturer (H) who is known for his discipline and privacy. In the context of 'The Weightiness of the Threat', which variable will have the highest value? A) D(S, H). B) P(H, S). C) Rx. D) All variables are equal in height. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) P(H, S). 17. What is an utterance that a speaker makes to achieve an intended action? A) Speech Context. B) Speech Styles. C) Speech Acts. D) Speeches. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speech Acts. 18. What condition must be met for a performative utterance to be effective? A) It must be shouted loudly. B) It must follow a question. C) It must be said by the right person in the right context. D) It must be written down. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It must be said by the right person in the right context. 19. To what classification of illocutionary act do the given example belong? "No one can sing as Leah does!" A) Assertive. B) Commissive. C) Directive. D) Expressive. E) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assertive. 20. It is the actual act of uttering or saying something. A) Perlocutionary Act. B) Illocutionary Act. C) Locutionary Act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Locutionary Act. 21. "Padre Burgos is nearer and is more affordable than Limasawa Island." A) Expressive. B) Declaration. C) Assertive. D) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assertive. 22. The actions that result from the locution or what we bring about or achieve by saying something is called a perlocutionary act. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. "Is that a suggestion or an unsolicited advice?" A) Expressive. B) Assertive. C) Directive. D) Commisive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expressive. 24. A type of illocutionary act in which the speaker expresses belief about the truth of a proposition. A) Commissive. B) Assertive. C) Aggresive. D) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assertive. 25. Identify which type of illocutionary act is in this sentence"If you need a ride, I offer to drive you to your house." A) Assertive. B) Commissive. C) Declaration. D) Directive. E) Expressive. 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