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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. Convinced or deceived
capture the moment
be taken in...
try on
have the edge over all other models
2. Absolutely amazing
a piece of cake
out-of-this-world experience
offensive
try on
3. Make something happen very quickly & especially a series of events
tasteless
retail therapy
sit back
trigger
4. Are better than
start off by
bargain
have the edge over all other models
a piece of cake
5. Large things such as cars & televisions & and furniture & that you do not buy often
invoke
to upgrade
durable goods
take back
6. Pleasant to look at
attractive
outdated
capture the moment
ridiculous
7. To trick someone in a clever way so that you can get an advantage for yourself
hoodwink
bargain
help out with
trigger
8. A strong desire for more food & money & power & possessions etc than you need
greed
durable goods
a breath of fresh air
go up to...
9. Compare products and prices
shop around
at one's disposal
have the edge over all other models
offensive
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
start off by
run errands
outdated
receipt
11. To improve something and make it more modern
devastating
to upgrade
distinctive
durable goods
12. Very strange and unusual & and difficult to understand or explain
weird
refund
compulsive
a piece of cake
13. Very rude or insulting and likely to upset people
go to any lengths
offensive
try on
read through
14. See if it fits
keep abreast of...
try on
excessive
durable
15. To make a formal written promise to repair or replace a product if it breaks within a specific period of time
guarantee
ring up
shop around
dull
16. 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
read through
refund
greed
guarantee
17. A piece of paper that you are given which shows that you have paid for something
attractive
go to any lengths
receipt
dull
18. Create a memory
waterproof
try on
tasteless
capture the moment
19. Not allowing water to enter
distinctive
a piece of cake
durable goods
waterproof
20. Available for someone to use
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21. Very strange and unusual & and difficult to understand or explain
out-of-this-world experience
weird
tasteless
receipt
22. Producing a profit or a useful result
retail therapy
dull
profitable
receipt
23. Phone
ring up
dull
reliable
refund
24. Much more than is reasonable or necessary
refund
excessive
invoke
bargain
25. Very rude or insulting and likely to upset people
excessive
attractive
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
offensive
26. To try very hard or to do whatever is necessary to achieve something that is important to you
bargain
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
go to any lengths
out-of-this-world experience
27. Too good to ignore
keep abreast of...
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
take back
capture the moment
28. To make a formal written promise to repair or replace a product if it breaks within a specific period of time
sit back
throw away
guarantee
refund
29. Can be trusted or depended on
reliable
throw away
waterproof
receipt
30. New and original
a breath of fresh air
receipt
at one's disposal
invoke
31. Confusing & especially because there are too many choices or things happening at the same time
bewildering
dull
attractive
have the edge over all other models
32. Having a special quality & character & or appearance that is different and easy to recognize
distinctive
outdated
offensive
help out with
33. Give advice about
out-of-this-world experience
trigger
greed
help out with
34. 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
offensive
refund
invoke
give sb a warm welcome
35. Get rid of
devastating
bewildering
guarantee
throw away
36. Confusing & especially because there are too many choices or things happening at the same time
bewildering
guarantee
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
attractive
37. Get rid of
throw away
refund
outdated
at one's disposal
38. Be friendly and helpful
hoodwink
give sb a warm welcome
go up to...
try on
39. Begin
devastating
start off by
go up to...
guarantee
40. Boring; not interesting or exciting
bargain
dull
take back
run errands
41. 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
invoke
hoodwink
sit back
give sb a warm welcome
42. Extremely easy
a piece of cake
reliable
devastating
ring up
43. A strong desire for more food & money & power & possessions etc than you need
greed
shop around
weird
take back
44. Give advice about
bargain
invoke
guarantee
help out with
45. A piece of paper that you are given which shows that you have paid for something
receipt
bewildering
a breath of fresh air
profitable
46. To improve something and make it more modern
hoodwink
help out with
to upgrade
bewildering
47. The act of buying things that you do not need when you are unhappy because you think it will make you feel better
retail therapy
offensive
sit back
tasteless
48. Approach
go up to...
durable
waterproof
receipt
49. Relax
excessive
retail therapy
our offer is not to be sniffed at...
sit back
50. Convinced or deceived
sit back
a piece of cake
be taken in...
a breath of fresh air