Paul Grice

Paul Grice

10th Grade - University

25 Qs

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Paul Grice

Paul Grice

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th Grade - University

Hard

CCSS
RI. 9-10.1, RL.11-12.6, RL.8.1

+18

Standards-aligned

Created by

Margaret Anderson

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who famously stated the Cooperative Principle and four Maxims about how to have effective communication?

Smith and Nelson

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

Paul Grice

Pablo Garcia

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which option paraphrases the Cooperative Principle?

The main purpose of conversations is to cooperate to complete social projects.

The most common purpose of conversations is to persuade other people to cooperate with us and help us achieve our goals.

You have to be friendly towards people if you want to communicate with them effectively.

Each participant in a conversation is expected to say appropriate things so that the conversation progresses successfully.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Because of the Cooperative Principle, a listener will usually try to interpret a comment:

in a way that makes it relevant to the conversation.

as though the speaker is lying.

in a way that produces the most optimistic message.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

If I ask, 'Shall we have a picnic on the beach tomorrow?' and you reply, 'There's a big storm forecast,' I should assume:

You don't want to talk about the picnic; you prefer talking about the weather instead.

You're worried about a storm on your birthday next week

You think we should not have a picnic on the beach tomorrow.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is one of Grice's Maxims?

The Maxim of Collaboration

The Maxim of Quantity

The Maxim of Obedience

The Maxim of Politeness

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is one of Grice's Maxims?

The Maxim of Quality

The Maxim of Truth

The Maxim of Lies

The Maxim of Articulation

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is one of Grice's Maxims?

The Maxim of Fluency

The Maxim of Intonation

The Maxim of Efficiency

The Maxim of Manner

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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