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