Assess graduate students' basic understanding of core pragmatics by asking them to define and distinguish speech acts (locutionary, illocutionary, perlocutionary; Austin/Searle types), identify Gricean implicatures and related maxims, classify deixis (person, place, time, social), and summarize foundational politeness strategies (positive/negative face; Brown & Levinson). Include short example-driven items requiring labeling, brief explanation, and one illustrative example for each concept.