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outdated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outdated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