Exercise 10 Vocabulary Part I

Look at the sentences, and then choose the best option to complete the sentences by clicking on the choices below. When you have finished, click on "answers" at the bottom of the page.

Questions 1-15.
1. A special offer made to encourage customers is called a ...
a. promotion b. discount c. sale d. publicity campaign
2. Knowing that something exists is called ...
a. existentalism b. weltanschauung c. awareness d. comprehension
3. To help something go up, you can give it a ..
a. boost b. plummet c. rising d. grow
4. A poster printed on cloth is called a ..
a. tapestry b. tie and dye c. tableau d. banner
5. If something happens over a long period, it happens in the..
a. long time b. long run c. far time d. far run
6. What word means 'to reduce expense'
a. escalate b. augment c. defray d. decline
7. Goods which are not still being made and won't be replaced when sold are ..
a. out of stock b. end of line c. out of the way d. sold out
8. A popular North American drink rather like whisky is called
a. bon - bon b. bourbon c. byegone d. brasso
9. Shooting a lot of missiles at something is called a ..
a. bombardment b. missilage c. shoot-em-up d. explosion
10. Fridges, stoves, vacuum cleaners are all types of domestic ..
a. replications b. applications c. appliances d. devices
11. Something very cheap can be brought for a ..
a. whistle b. knock c. song d. kiss
12. A test where customers are asked which product they prefer when they can't see the name of the product they are trying is called a ..
a. hidden test b. blind test c. no name test d. brandless test
13. If you try to get money from someone in court, you -
a. summons them b. sue them c. denounce them d. accuse them
14. When you start trying to find out about something, you are doing -
a. basic research b. early work c. wrap-up work d. scene investigation
15. Information from people in the place where you are selling your product is/are ..
a. native words b. street cred c. the horses mouth d. local input

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