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outdated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outdated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outdated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