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Consumer Society Vocab
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Subject
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literacy
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A piece of paper that you are given which shows that you have paid for something
try on
keep abreast of...
receipt
trigger
2. Made & decorated & or chosen with bad taste; slightly offensive
capture the moment
to upgrade
give sb a warm welcome
tasteless
3. Staying in good condition for a long time & even if used a lot
attractive
greed
durable
devastating
4. Very rude or insulting and likely to upset people
offensive
ring up
devastating
dull
5. Something you buy cheaply or for less than its usual price
start off by
bargain
ridiculous
bewildering
6. To improve something and make it more modern
trigger
devastating
invoke
to upgrade
7. See if it fits
durable
durable
try on
waterproof
8. Pleasant to look at
waterproof
outdated
durable
attractive
9. A strong desire for more food & money & power & possessions etc than you need
retail therapy
bewildering
greed
bargain
10. Paying the bills & going to the post office & doing grocery shopping & other mundane activities & go on a short journey in order to do something for someone & for example delivering or collecting something for them
at one's disposal
be taken in...
run errands
shop around
11. Make people need or desire particular goods and services
create demand
attractive
at one's disposal
refund
12. A behavior that is very difficult to stop or control
compulsive
guarantee
excessive
have the edge over all other models
13. Are better than
offensive
be taken in...
have the edge over all other models
bewildering
14. Relax
ring up
create demand
sit back
give sb a warm welcome
15. Having a special quality & character & or appearance that is different and easy to recognize
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
distinctive
guarantee
capture the moment
16. Pleasant to look at
shop around
attractive
create demand
profitable
17. A behavior that is very difficult to stop or control
compulsive
tasteless
bewildering
trigger
18. Give advice about
help out with
excessive
go up to...
at one's disposal
19. Phone
shop around
ring up
a breath of fresh air
dull
20. Confusing & especially because there are too many choices or things happening at the same time
outdated
bewildering
a breath of fresh air
start off by
21. The act of buying things that you do not need when you are unhappy because you think it will make you feel better
go to any lengths
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
retail therapy
trigger
22. Badly damaging or destroying something; very effective
devastating
invoke
help out with
dull
23. See if it fits
keep abreast of...
a piece of cake
try on
tasteless
24. Too good to ignore
try on
attractive
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
start off by
25. Paying the bills & going to the post office & doing grocery shopping & other mundane activities & go on a short journey in order to do something for someone & for example delivering or collecting something for them
run errands
receipt
tasteless
a breath of fresh air
26. Begin
start off by
offensive
receipt
guarantee
27. To make sure that you know all the most recent facts or information about a particular subject or situation
read through
keep abreast of...
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
hoodwink
28. Convinced or deceived
ring up
distinctive
be taken in...
keep abreast of...
29. Absolutely amazing
retail therapy
sit back
durable
out-of-this-world experience
30. Make people need or desire particular goods and services
go up to...
attractive
create demand
sit back
31. Study
read through
at one's disposal
trigger
attractive
32. Make something happen very quickly & especially a series of events
refund
durable
have the edge over all other models
trigger
33. Create a memory
capture the moment
trigger
bargain
invoke
34. Very strange and unusual & and difficult to understand or explain
weird
bewildering
ring up
go to any lengths
35. Very silly or unreasonable
weird
devastating
capture the moment
ridiculous
36. Give advice about
read through
waterproof
help out with
read through
37. New and original
a breath of fresh air
retail therapy
refund
durable goods
38. Get rid of
take back
throw away
waterproof
greed
39. Not allowing water to enter
waterproof
start off by
durable
help out with
40. An amount of money that is given back to you if you are not satisfied with the goods or services that you have paid for
refund
go up to...
excessive
read through
41. Are better than
a breath of fresh air
throw away
start off by
have the edge over all other models
42. Not allowing water to enter
go to any lengths
dull
waterproof
out-of-this-world experience
43. To make a formal written promise to repair or replace a product if it breaks within a specific period of time
try on
run errands
guarantee
give sb a warm welcome
44. Extremely easy
sit back
a piece of cake
compulsive
shop around
45. Very silly or unreasonable
trigger
bewildering
retail therapy
ridiculous
46. To try very hard or to do whatever is necessary to achieve something that is important to you
go to any lengths
shop around
bargain
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
47. Return
reliable
ring up
tasteless
take back
48. To try very hard or to do whatever is necessary to achieve something that is important to you
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
give sb a warm welcome
offensive
go to any lengths
49. Available for someone to use
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50. A piece of paper that you are given which shows that you have paid for something
receipt
trigger
excessive
take back