ĐỀ ÔN THI PRAGMATIC

Đề 1:

1.In the sentence, “I’ll call you later”, the word “later” is an
example of:
A. Person deixis B. Temporal deixis
C. Spatial deixis D. Discourse deixis
2. The term “deictic center” in pragmatic refers to:
A. The speaker’s location in space and time.
B. The listener’s understanding of deixis.
C. The cultural context of a conversation.
D. The grammatical structure of deictic expression.
3. Something that logically follows from what is asserted in the
utterance is called:
A. An entailment B. A presupposition C. none D. both
4. When special knowledge of a particular context is required to
calculate the additional conveyed meaning, it is called a _______
implicature.
A. Scalar B. generalized conversational
C. particularized conversational D. conversational
5. Sentence have ---- and speaker have-----
A. Presupposition, Entailment
B. Entailment, Presupposition
C. Ambiguity, Contradiction
D. Contradiction, Ambiguity
6. The conversational maxim of -------- require you to make your
contribution as informative as is needed (for the current purposes
of the exchange)
A. Quantity B. Quality C. Relation D. Manner
7. The conversational maxim of ------ requires you to make your
contribution one that is true and not say that for which you lack
adequate evidence.
A. Quantity B. Quality C. Relation D. Manner
8. The conversational maxim of ---- requires you to be relevant.
A. Quantity B. Quality C. Relation D. Manner
9. The conversational maxim of ----- requires you to be
perspicuous and avoid ambiguity.
A. Quantity B. Quality C. Relation D. Manner
10. Which of these sentences contains a spatial deictic expression?
A. “I will see you tomorrow”
B. “The book is over there”
C. “She is feeling happy today”
D. “That was a good movie”
11. Charlotte told Jim on his graduation day “I’m so proud of
your achievements, my darling” The type of speech act in
Charlotte’s statement is:
A. Directive – ra lệnh B. Representative - fact C. Expressive D.
Declaration – change sth
12. The most obvious device for indicating the illocutionary force
is:
A. Felicity conditions
B. A performative verb
C. Word order, stress and information.
D. Speech events.
13. Deictic expressions are often used to indicate
A. Time B. Place C. Person D. All of the above
14. Temporal deixis refers to….
A. The location of the speaker.
B. The time of the utterance
C. The identity of the speaker.
D. The distance from the speaker.
15. Example of distal terms in spatial deixis are..
A. this – here B. that – there C. now – then D. I – you
16. Examples of proximal terms in temporal deixis are……
A. now – soon B. then – later C. here – there D. this – that
17. Honorifics are used to show …….
A. Familiarity B. Respect C. Distance D. Time
18. … is/are proximal form(s) in terms of person deixis.
A. First person pronoun B. Second person pronoun
C. Third person pronoun D. Fourth person pronoun
19. An exclusive “we” exclude…
A. The speaker B. The addressee
C. The speaker and the addressee D. Everyone
20. An inclusive “we” include…
A. Only the speaker B. Only the addressee
C. The speaker and the addressee D. Everyone
21. Which of the following is NOT part of Grice’s Cooperative
Principle?
A. Maxim of Quality B. Maxim of Quantity
C. Maxim of Relevance D. Maxim of Politeness
22. In Grice’s theory of implicature, what does the Maxim of
Relevance pertain to?
A. Giving as much information as needed.
B. Ensuring the conversation stays on topic and relevant.
C. Being truthful.
D. Not saying too much or too little.
23. Which of the following is an example of a declaration speech
act?
A. “I now pronounce you husband and wife”
B. “Can you hand me the book?” directive
C. “She seems really nice” expressive
D. “I promise to help you” commissive
24. If a person say “I’ve read most of the book”, what implicature
can be inferred based on Grice’s Maxim of Quantity?
A. The person has read the entire book.
B. The speaker has not read all of it.
C. The speaker hasn’t read the book at all.
D. The speaker has no opinion about the book.
25. Presupposition are different from implicatures that:
A. Presuppositions are always cancellable, whereas implicatures are
not.
B. Presuppositions remain true in the context of negation, while
implicatures can be cancelled or altered.
C. Presuppositions only apply to declarative sentences, not questions.
D. Implicatures remain true in the context of negation, while
presuppositions can be cancelled.
26. According to Grice’s theory, which of the following is an
example of a conversational implicature.
A. “I only have a few apples left”, implies that the speaker doesn’t
have many apples.
B. “he is very tall” implies that the speaker admires the person’s
height.
C. “She passed the exam” implies that she didn’t fail.
D. “The book is on the table” implies the book is somewhere in the
room.
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27. If a person says, “The pizza was great, but the crust was a bit
too thick for my taste” what kind of implicature is being
conveyed?
A. The pizza was terrible
B. The crust was not to the speaker’s liking
C. The speaker didn’t eat the crust.
D. The pizza had too many toppings.
28. What is an example of scalar implicature?
A. “he could be at home” implies that he is not definitely at home.
B. “Some people enjoyed the party” implies that not everyone enjoyed
it
C. “I don’t have any free time| implies that speaker is very busy.
D. “She is good at math” implies she is an expert in math
29. According to Austin’s Speech Act Theory, which of the
following is NOT a type of act involved in communication?
A. Locutionary Act B. illocutionary act
C. Perlocutionary Act D. Metaphysical Act
30. In Searlar’s classification of speech acts what type of act is the
statement “Could you please send me a report by tomorrow”
A. Assertive= representative B. Commissive C. Directive D.
Expressive
31. Which of the following speech acts is primarily concerned with
making a request?
A. Assertive B. Commissive C. Directive D. Expressive
32. Which of the following is an example of an expressive speech
act?
A. “I’m sorry for your loss”
B. “Could you please open the window?”
C. “The book is on the table”
D. “I’ll meet you at 5 P.M”
33. In the sentence “I apologize for being late” which type of
speech act is the speaker performing?
A. Assertive B. Commissive C. Directive D. Expressive
34. What is the main function of an illocutionary act?
A. To perform a speech act that has a particular illocutionary force.
B. To convey the literal meaning of the utterance.
C. To affect the listener’s emotional state.
D. To create new knowledge through the statement.
35. In conversation, there are two main styles which are high
involvement style and….
A. Low considerateness style
B. High considerateness style
C. Low imposing style
D. High imposing style.
36. What are adjacency pairs in Conversation Analysis?
A. pairs of words that are often used together in a specific context.
B. pairs of turns taken by participants in conversation, where the
second turn is a response to the first turn.
C. pairs of people who are interacting in a conversation.
D. pairs of nonverbal behaviors exhibited by participants in a
conversation.
37. In any definite noun phrase, the… is assumed.
A. Factive presupposition
B. Lexical presupposition
C. Existential presupposition
D. Structural presupposition
38. The statement “I didn’t realize that he was a policeman” has
a/an .. presupposition.
A. Factive B. lexical C. Existential D. Structural
39. “She’s complaining again” – She complained before – is an
example of a/an… presupposition
A. Factive B. Lexical C. Existential D. Structural
40. The additional conveyed meaning beyond the literal sense of
what is explicitly stated is called a/an…..
A. presupposition B. implicature C. entailment D. tautology
41. If someone says. “I ate some of the cookies” what implicature
might arise?
A. They ate all the cookies.
B. The ate none of the cookies.
C. They ate some but not all of the cookies.
D. The cookies are uneaten.
42. In the statement “It’s getting late” the speaker might be
implicating
A. A request to leave or end the activity
B. That time is irrelevant
C. That the listener is responsible for the time.
D. Nothing beyond the literal meaning.

43. What is a conventional implicature?

A. An implicature derived from the meaning of specific words or
phrases regardless of context.
B. An implicature that arise only in conversational settings.
C. A logical inference based on truth values.
D. A presupposition embedded in a sentence.
44. In the sentence “Some students passed the exam” what
implicature might be inferred?
A. All students passed the exam.
B. No students passed the exam.
C. Not all students passed the exam.
D. Most students failed the exam.
45. What is an implicature in Pragmatics?
A. The literal meaning of a sentence.
B. The implied meaning that arises from context and conversational
norms.
C. A violation of grammatical rules.
D. A direct contradiction in communication.
46. How do hedges relate to the Cooperative Principle?
A. They explicitly violate conversational maxims
B. They helps speakers fulfill maxims while acknowledging potential
limitations.
C. They replace maxims in informal speech.
D. They always lead to miscommunication.
47. Which of the following utterances includes a hedge?
A. “I know this is a fact”
B. “As far as know, this is correct”
C. “This is the best answer”
D. “He said it was raining”
48. Which of these utterances violates the Maxim of Quality?
A. “I don’t have the exact numbers, but I think it’s around 50%”
B. “The moon is made of cheese”
C. “She went to the park and then to the store”
D. “I’m not sure, but it might rain tomorrow”
49. What is the purpose of using hedges in conversation?
A. To ensure the speaker’s statement is assertive.
B. To signal uncertainty or to soften a statement.
C. To indicate a breach of the cooperative principle.
D. To explicitly refer to past events.
50. What does the Maxim of Quantity require?
A. Saying as much as is necessary and no more.
B. Avoiding ambiguity
C. Providing relevant information only.
D. Being truthful
51. What distinguished presuppositions from entailments?
A. Presuppositions depend on context, entailments do not.
B. Entailments can be negated, presuppositions cannot.
C. Presuppositions are based on truth values, entailments are not.
D. Presuppositions survive negations, while entailments do not.
52. In the sentence “If she arrives late again, the manager will be
upset” which presupposition is triggered?
A. She has arrived late before.
B. The manager is upset.
C. She won’t arrive late
D. The manager likes punctuality.
53. In the sentence “Jane’s brother is tall” which presupposition
can be identified?
A. Jane has a brother.
B. Jane is tall
C. Jane’s brother is a basketball player.
D. Jane has a multiple brother.
54. What is entailment in pragmatics?
A. The implied meaning of a word or sentence.
B. A logical relationship where one statement necessarily follows from
another.
C. A conversational implicature.
D. A contradiction in context.
55. In pragmatics, which of the following helps clarify ambiguous
references?
A. Semantic rules
B. Context and shared knowledge
C. Syntax and morphology
D. Lexical dictionaries.