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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. Too good to ignore
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
sit back
a breath of fresh air
outdated
2. Very silly or unreasonable
offensive
ridiculous
a breath of fresh air
waterproof
3. Staying in good condition for a long time & even if used a lot
run errands
durable
out-of-this-world experience
greed
4. To trick someone in a clever way so that you can get an advantage for yourself
to upgrade
hoodwink
retail therapy
reliable
5. Producing a profit or a useful result
profitable
capture the moment
reliable
capture the moment
6. Are better than
profitable
have the edge over all other models
durable
guarantee
7. Approach
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
go up to...
retail therapy
refund
8. Can be trusted or depended on
reliable
a piece of cake
trigger
throw away
9. A piece of paper that you are given which shows that you have paid for something
weird
receipt
outdated
take back
10. Pleasant to look at
offensive
have the edge over all other models
attractive
shop around
11. To trick someone in a clever way so that you can get an advantage for yourself
durable
hoodwink
go to any lengths
run errands
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
reliable
invoke
at one's disposal
outdated
13. Producing a profit or a useful result
waterproof
durable
profitable
help out with
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
receipt
run errands
go up to...
profitable
15. Relax
sit back
go to any lengths
throw away
weird
16. Very rude or insulting and likely to upset people
tasteless
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
reliable
offensive
17. Create a memory
capture the moment
hoodwink
retail therapy
compulsive
18. Get rid of
out-of-this-world experience
ring up
receipt
throw away
19. Phone
go up to...
ring up
outdated
bargain
20. Extremely easy
sit back
a piece of cake
compulsive
keep abreast of...
21. To make sure that you know all the most recent facts or information about a particular subject or situation
tasteless
keep abreast of...
excessive
reliable
22. Convinced or deceived
be taken in...
offensive
ring up
guarantee
23. New and original
durable
guarantee
a breath of fresh air
trigger
24. Compare products and prices
compulsive
shop around
waterproof
greed
25. A piece of paper that you are given which shows that you have paid for something
help out with
give sb a warm welcome
receipt
durable goods
26. Be friendly and helpful
run errands
start off by
dull
give sb a warm welcome
27. Having a special quality & character & or appearance that is different and easy to recognize
reliable
devastating
distinctive
attractive
28. Extremely easy
a piece of cake
bewildering
weird
read through
29. To improve something and make it more modern
at one's disposal
to upgrade
compulsive
go to any lengths
30. Boring; not interesting or exciting
give sb a warm welcome
dull
greed
excessive
31. Much more than is reasonable or necessary
tasteless
capture the moment
guarantee
excessive
32. To make a formal written promise to repair or replace a product if it breaks within a specific period of time
trigger
guarantee
ridiculous
offensive
33. A strong desire for more food & money & power & possessions etc than you need
run errands
greed
go to any lengths
at one's disposal
34. Very strange and unusual & and difficult to understand or explain
have the edge over all other models
weird
help out with
dull
35. Relax
have the edge over all other models
a breath of fresh air
out-of-this-world experience
sit back
36. Something you buy cheaply or for less than its usual price
out-of-this-world experience
bargain
compulsive
shop around
37. Large things such as cars & televisions & and furniture & that you do not buy often
retail therapy
durable goods
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
to upgrade
38. To make sure that you know all the most recent facts or information about a particular subject or situation
keep abreast of...
start off by
distinctive
offensive
39. Make something happen very quickly & especially a series of events
trigger
invoke
go to any lengths
weird
40. Approach
devastating
go up to...
dull
refund
41. Be friendly and helpful
a piece of cake
give sb a warm welcome
read through
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
42. A strong desire for more food & money & power & possessions etc than you need
hoodwink
hoodwink
have the edge over all other models
greed
43. It is no longer considered useful or effective & because something more modern exists
guarantee
go up to...
outdated
devastating
44. Made & decorated & or chosen with bad taste; slightly offensive
tasteless
go up to...
excessive
give sb a warm welcome
45. 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
ring up
greed
go to any lengths
refund
46. Much more than is reasonable or necessary
excessive
durable goods
distinctive
distinctive
47. Very silly or unreasonable
guarantee
excessive
excessive
ridiculous
48. Compare products and prices
trigger
shop around
ring up
trigger
49. Make people need or desire particular goods and services
create demand
distinctive
waterproof
out-of-this-world experience
50. Made & decorated & or chosen with bad taste; slightly offensive
retail therapy
tasteless
retail therapy
at one's disposal