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outdated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