TYPES OF SPEECH ACTS

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English
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11th Grade
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Ferlie Viernes
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
A philosopher of language and the developer of the Speech Act Theory.
J. L. Austin
B.F. Skinner
Noam Chomsky
Jerome Bruner,
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
TRUE or FALSE:
A speech act is an utterance that a speaker makes to achieve an intended effect.
TRUE
FALSE
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
You and your sibling were playing in your room. Suddenly, your mother entered the room, and she angrily said, “It’s dirty here!” What is the best way to interpret what she said?
She feels happy.
She wants you to clean the room.
She does not feel well that is why she got angry.
She just wants to get angry.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.3A
CCSS.L.4.3A
CCSS.L.5.3A
CCSS.L.6.3A
CCSS.L.6.3B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
It is the actual act of uttering or saying something.
Perlocutionary Act
Illocutionary Act
Locutionary Act
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
TRUE or FALSE:
Perlocutionary act is accomplished in speaking and defined within a system of social conventions.
TRUE
FALSE
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following statements shows an illocutionary speech act?
“Our class will end in five minutes.” (The teacher’s actual utterance)
“Our class will end in five minutes.” (The teacher wants the class to finish the task before the bell rings)
“Our class will end in five minutes.” (The listeners respond by finishing their task right away.)
“Our class will end in five minutes.” (The exact words of the teacher)
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
It is the consequent effect of what was said.
Speech Act
Perlocutionary Act
Locutionary Act
Illocutionary Act
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
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