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Consumer Society Vocab

Subject : 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. Pleasant to look at






2. Confusing & especially because there are too many choices or things happening at the same time






3. Approach






4. Badly damaging or destroying something; very effective






5. To try very hard or to do whatever is necessary to achieve something that is important to you






6. Make something happen very quickly & especially a series of events






7. Relax






8. Return






9. Compare products and prices






10. Give advice about






11. 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






12. To trick someone in a clever way so that you can get an advantage for yourself






13. Absolutely amazing






14. A strong desire for more food & money & power & possessions etc than you need






15. Create a memory






16. Begin






17. To improve something and make it more modern






18. Give advice about






19. Study






20. To make a formal written promise to repair or replace a product if it breaks within a specific period of time






21. Confusing & especially because there are too many choices or things happening at the same time






22. Extremely easy






23. 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






24. Having a special quality & character & or appearance that is different and easy to recognize






25. Make people need or desire particular goods and services






26. Too good to ignore






27. Made & decorated & or chosen with bad taste; slightly offensive






28. Very strange and unusual & and difficult to understand or explain






29. Begin






30. New and original






31. Return






32. Very strange and unusual & and difficult to understand or explain






33. Are better than






34. Large things such as cars & televisions & and furniture & that you do not buy often






35. The act of buying things that you do not need when you are unhappy because you think it will make you feel better






36. Made & decorated & or chosen with bad taste; slightly offensive






37. The act of buying things that you do not need when you are unhappy because you think it will make you feel better






38. It is no longer considered useful or effective & because something more modern exists






39. Very silly or unreasonable






40. Staying in good condition for a long time & even if used a lot






41. Phone






42. A behavior that is very difficult to stop or control






43. See if it fits






44. New and original






45. 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






46. Very silly or unreasonable






47. 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






48. Get rid of






49. 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






50. Boring; not interesting or exciting