OCC-Quiz#4_Types of Speech Act & Communicative Strategies

Which of the following statement shows commissive speech act?

• a. “I want to eat some cake.”              

• b. “She went out!"

•  c. “I’ll be here tomorrow at 6pm.”

•   d. “I’m sorry I was so angry at you yesterday

Which of the following statement does NOT show Directive Speech act?

       

•      a. “Go out!”      

•   b. “Send me the report by 5 pm."   

•     c. “I shall return”

• d. “Please give me a cup of coffee.”

“I’ll pronounce you husband and wife.” What types of illocutionary speech act portrays in the given statement?

          

•      a. Assertive  

•   b. Directive   

•    c. Commissive  

• d. Declarative

Which statement shows Expressive Speech Act?

            

• a. “The earth is flat.”        

• b. “Best wishes”     

• c. “I shall return.”   

• d. “Come in.”

When can we say that a speech act is a locutionary act?

 

•      a. when there is an utterance of a sound, a word, or even a speech

•      b. when there is something said to express an intention

•      c. when the utterance changes the person’s feelings, thoughts or actions

•       d. when the statement caused misunderstanding and confusion

Which of the following statements 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 right away.)

• d.       “Our class will end in five minutes.” (The exact words of the teacher)

What type of speech act is this? “Please don’t let the door open,” the speaker requests that the door remain closed.

• a.       Locutionary     

•   b. illocutionary   

• c. perlocutionary

• d. prolocutionary

In which of the following statements is the speaker making a commitment?

• a. “I checked her Facebook profile yesterday.”             

• b. “I promise to love you for better or for worse.”    

• c. “I’m in love and I’m happy!”

• d. “I think following my suggestion will get us a high grade.”

You and your sibling were playing in your room. Suddenly, your mother entered the room and she angrily said, “It’s dirty here!” How would you interpret what she said?

• a. She feels happy.

• b. She wants you to clean the room.

• c. She does not feel well that is why she got angry.

• c. She just wants to get angry.

You and your friend who has a fever enter your room. She shivers and tells you, “It’s cold in here!” How would you interpret what she said?

    

•   a. She feels cold.        

•    b. She does not feel well because of the cold.        

•   c. She wants me to increase the temperature in the room.

• d. She is complimenting the temperature in my room.