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outdated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