General Knowledge Quiz 19Raghu UnnamMarch 7, 2025General knowledge, General Knowledge Test Welcome to your General Knowledge Quiz 19 What is pragmatics? The study of sentence structure The study of meaning in context The study of word formation The study of speech sounds None Which of the following is an example of deixis? "She is here now." "Cats are mammals." "Water boils at 100°C." "Triangles have three sides." None Which type of deixis refers to time? Person deixis Spatial deixis Temporal deixis Social deixis None What is an implicature? A direct statement An implied meaning A grammatical error A type of deixis None Which of the following is an example of a conversational implicature? "It’s cold outside" (meaning "Close the window") "Water is wet" "2 + 2 = 4" "The capital of France is Paris." None What is presupposition in pragmatics? A direct request Background knowledge assumed in communication A command A type of speech act None Which sentence contains a presupposition? "She stopped smoking." "She might smoke." "Will she smoke?" "She never smoked." None Which of the following is an example of an indirect speech act? "Pass me the salt." "Can you pass me the salt?" "Salt is a mineral." "The salt is on the table." None Which of the following is NOT an example of deixis? "That book is mine." "I met him yesterday." "The sun is hot." "We will go there tomorrow." None What is the function of social deixis? Referring to physical space Indicating social relationships Referring to time Describing actions None Which of the following is a directive speech act? "I promise to help you." "Can you close the door?" "The sun is shining." "I love chocolate." None Which of these is an example of a commissive speech act? "I will call you tomorrow." "Is the door open?" "That’s a beautiful painting." "Watch out!" None Which speech act is used to declare something? Expressive Declarative Directive Commissive None Which of the following is an example of an expressive speech act? "I apologize for being late." "Shut the door!" "She is a doctor." "You should study more." None Which speech act performs an action just by being spoken? Commissive Declarative Expressive Representative None Which of the following is an example of a representative speech act? "The earth orbits the sun." "I promise to be there." "Pass me the salt." "Congratulations!" None What kind of speech act is "I now pronounce you husband and wife"? Expressive Declarative Commissive Representative None Which speech act expresses a speaker’s feelings? Directive Expressive Representative Commissive None Which speech act is used to get the listener to do something? Directive Representative Expressive Declarative None Which of the following is an indirect directive? "Shut the window." "Could you shut the window?" "This window is open." "I am cold." None Who introduced the theory of conversational implicature? Noam Chomsky Paul Grice Ferdinand de Saussure John Searle None Which maxim refers to providing the right amount of information? Quantity Quality Relation Manner None Which maxim states that speakers should be truthful? Quantity Quality Relation Manner None Which maxim is about being relevant in conversation? Quantity Quality Relation Manner None Which maxim focuses on being clear and avoiding ambiguity? Quantity Quality Relation Manner None What happens when a speaker flouts a maxim? They always cause confusion. They create an implicature. They break the rules of grammar. They change the topic. None Which maxim is violated if someone gives excessive details? Quantity Quality Relation Manner None What is face-threatening speech? Speech that embarrasses someone A compliment A request A joke None Which of these strategies helps maintain politeness? Being direct Using hedging words Ignoring the listener Speaking loudly None What is the study of politeness strategies in conversation called? Semantics Pragmatics Morphology Phonetics None 1 out of 6 Time's upTime is Up! Post Views: 99
