Consumerism & Vocabulary

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY: A synonym for a consumerism is a ____.

• never ending desire for more

• always eating more food

• the desire to buy and own things

• throwing away too much trash

CHECK ALL THAT APPLY: What would be an antonym for consumerism?

• Saving

• Having

• Spending

• Investing

Which part of society does consumerism deal with?

• religion

• family

• economy

• education

Based on the text passage, what can you understand from the words of excessive consumerism?

Choose THE MOST ACCURATE ANSWER.

• A. When you consuming things too much

• B. When you exceed beyond what is needed

• C. When you already went over the limits

• D. When you had reach the limits

In the passage it mentions that excessive consumerism happens because of several factors. Below are the factors that leads people to consume excessively EXCEPT:

• A. Having a personal credit card

• B. Advertisements

• C. To show off to others

• D. Culture consumption

Here are the suggestions on ways to avoid being an excessive consumers. Choose THE BEST answer.

• A. Buy things that you need instead of what you want

• B. Spend more on food, less on fashion.

• C. Buy everything during the promotion hours

Excessive consumption is necessary, but consumption is not.

• True

• False

Excessive consumption promises happiness, but never delivers.

• True

• False

Credit card holders are highly risk to involve in excessive consumerism.

• True

• False

To live a minimalist life, meaning that you need to live in a small house and wear unbranded clothes.

• True

• False