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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. New and original
ridiculous
waterproof
take back
a breath of fresh air
2. Make people need or desire particular goods and services
create demand
waterproof
go to any lengths
greed
3. Badly damaging or destroying something; very effective
distinctive
at one's disposal
try on
devastating
4. Approach
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
guarantee
refund
go up to...
5. Producing a profit or a useful result
bargain
take back
waterproof
profitable
6. Convinced or deceived
capture the moment
be taken in...
keep abreast of...
ridiculous
7. Very silly or unreasonable
ridiculous
start off by
trigger
help out with
8. To make sure that you know all the most recent facts or information about a particular subject or situation
keep abreast of...
offensive
ridiculous
offensive
9. Are better than
throw away
at one's disposal
waterproof
have the edge over all other models
10. Can be trusted or depended on
distinctive
go to any lengths
reliable
start off by
11. The act of buying things that you do not need when you are unhappy because you think it will make you feel better
weird
retail therapy
keep abreast of...
profitable
12. To make a particular idea & image & or feeling appear in people's minds by describing an event or situation & or by talking about a person
keep abreast of...
invoke
a piece of cake
run errands
13. A piece of paper that you are given which shows that you have paid for something
receipt
bewildering
go up to...
trigger
14. 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
a breath of fresh air
shop around
guarantee
15. Something you buy cheaply or for less than its usual price
reliable
receipt
bargain
out-of-this-world experience
16. Very rude or insulting and likely to upset people
devastating
go to any lengths
offensive
keep abreast of...
17. Much more than is reasonable or necessary
out-of-this-world experience
excessive
create demand
give sb a warm welcome
18. See if it fits
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
excessive
outdated
try on
19. Phone
trigger
receipt
give sb a warm welcome
ring up
20. A piece of paper that you are given which shows that you have paid for something
have the edge over all other models
receipt
have the edge over all other models
durable
21. Pleasant to look at
be taken in...
run errands
attractive
give sb a warm welcome
22. Get rid of
retail therapy
throw away
durable
refund
23. Very strange and unusual & and difficult to understand or explain
guarantee
bewildering
outdated
weird
24. To try very hard or to do whatever is necessary to achieve something that is important to you
ridiculous
durable goods
capture the moment
go to any lengths
25. Much more than is reasonable or necessary
excessive
profitable
waterproof
at one's disposal
26. Create a memory
outdated
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
capture the moment
receipt
27. To try very hard or to do whatever is necessary to achieve something that is important to you
retail therapy
refund
guarantee
go to any lengths
28. Make something happen very quickly & especially a series of events
trigger
durable goods
create demand
durable goods
29. Boring; not interesting or exciting
take back
dull
start off by
durable
30. Make something happen very quickly & especially a series of events
give sb a warm welcome
a piece of cake
trigger
give sb a warm welcome
31. Not allowing water to enter
waterproof
at one's disposal
sit back
attractive
32. Give advice about
help out with
go up to...
invoke
profitable
33. Something you buy cheaply or for less than its usual price
start off by
trigger
bargain
a piece of cake
34. To make sure that you know all the most recent facts or information about a particular subject or situation
read through
ridiculous
profitable
keep abreast of...
35. Not allowing water to enter
sit back
waterproof
invoke
help out with
36. To make a particular idea & image & or feeling appear in people's minds by describing an event or situation & or by talking about a person
hoodwink
keep abreast of...
invoke
throw away
37. Too good to ignore
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
devastating
attractive
distinctive
38. Having a special quality & character & or appearance that is different and easy to recognize
distinctive
throw away
bewildering
to upgrade
39. Absolutely amazing
out-of-this-world experience
invoke
to upgrade
bargain
40. Extremely easy
capture the moment
weird
help out with
a piece of cake
41. 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
bewildering
refund
run errands
help out with
42. To make a formal written promise to repair or replace a product if it breaks within a specific period of time
hoodwink
run errands
durable goods
guarantee
43. Staying in good condition for a long time & even if used a lot
out-of-this-world experience
retail therapy
durable
weird
44. Extremely easy
to upgrade
ring up
ridiculous
a piece of cake
45. Can be trusted or depended on
throw away
dull
bargain
reliable
46. Confusing & especially because there are too many choices or things happening at the same time
bargain
sit back
bewildering
to upgrade
47. Begin
start off by
sit back
create demand
take back
48. Convinced or deceived
go to any lengths
be taken in...
weird
hoodwink
49. A behavior that is very difficult to stop or control
excessive
compulsive
retail therapy
distinctive
50. Approach
tasteless
greed
go up to...
outdated