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outdated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