This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Discourse > Pragmatics > Speech Acts Theory – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Speech Acts Theory Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. "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. 8. 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. 9. "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. 10. Mother: "I will take you to the park tomorrow." A) Commissive. B) Directive. C) Assertive. D) Expressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commissive. 11. I pronounce you man and wife. This sentence is an example of ..... A) Phatic utterances. B) Verdictive utterances. C) Commissive utterances. D) Performative utterances. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Performative utterances. 12. The actual act of uttering or Literal meaning A) Locutionary Act. B) Perlocutionary Act. C) Illocutionary Act. D) Speech Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Locutionary Act. 13. Why should the use of the personal pronouns 'I' and 'U' be avoided in communication that is intended to maintain negative politeness? A) Because these pronouns are impolite. B) Because they make the message seem too long. C) Because these pronouns can make the message seem direct and forceful. D) Because these pronouns are difficult to understand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because these pronouns can make the message seem direct and forceful. 14. Whenever there is a direct relationship between a structure and a fuction, we have a/ an ..... A) Direct speech act. B) Indirect speech act. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct speech act. 15. During a court trial, a witness had to take an oath and said "I solemnly swear to tell the truth and nothing but the truth." A) Expressive. B) Declarative. C) Directive. D) Commissive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commissive. 16. A speaker saying "I promise" without intending to keep the promise violates which felicity condition? A) Sincere intent. B) Proper context. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sincere intent. 17. The time, place, situation and environment. A) Ends. B) Norms. C) Setting & Space. D) Instrumentalities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Setting & Space. 18. Go straight and that's it! A) Assertive. B) Directive. C) Commissive. D) Expressive. E) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Directive. 19. Which speech act type describes the actual utterance and its linguistic form? A) Illocutionary. B) Locutionary. C) Perlocutionary. D) Expressives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Locutionary. 20. In a situation where a teacher says "Can you close the door?" but is actually requesting the student to do so, this is an example of: A) Indirect speech act. B) Direct speech act. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indirect speech act. 21. Kindly bring that glass of water to me. A) Assertive. B) Directive. C) Commissive. D) Expressive. E) Declaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Directive. 22. What type of Illocutionary Act according to Searle is this: "Hurray, I'm so excited to go to the zoo" ? A) Expressive. B) Declaration. C) Commissive. D) Representative. E) Directive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expressive. 23. Which is the correct sequence of J.L. Austin's speech acts? A) Illocution-Perlocution-Locution. B) Perlocution-Locution-Illocution. C) Locution-Illocution-Perlocution. D) Restriction-Repair-Termination. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Locution-Illocution-Perlocution. 24. It carries a directive for the audience. This directive might be a promise, an order, an apology, or an expression of thanks-or merely an answer to a question, to inform the other person in the conversation. A) Locutionary Act. B) Illocutionary Act. C) Perlocutionary Act. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illocutionary Act. 25. Which of the following is an example of illocutionary act? A) He/she says. B) The speaker is requesting. C) "Wear your facemask all the time. D) The addressee is expected to wear masks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The speaker is requesting. ← 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 7Speech Acts Theory Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books