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outdated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outdated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outdated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