WorksheetsSocial Studies - End of Term Test
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The policy of planning or designing a product with an artificially limited useful life or a purposely frail design, so that it becomes obsolete after a certain pre-determined period of time is called:
(a)
Which company was sued by France for planned obsolescence?
Dell
Apple
Samsung
Huawei
What name is given to the lightbulb that has been on for >100 years?
longest-lasting-lightbulb
Bulby Baggins
centennial bulb
100-year bulb
century bulb
What was the original definition of 'nonplussed'?
unfazed / indifferent
perplexed / disconcerted
not adding up
community / togetherness
What is the modern definition of 'nonplussed'?
unfazed / indifferent
perplexed / disconcerted
not adding up
logical / sensical
Etymology is ....
the study of Etty
the study of translation
the study of word origins and history
the study of evolution
Saying 'suit' for 'business executive', and 'the track' when talking about horse racing is an example of ...
synonymy
eytmology
hyperbole
metonymy
How many words is Shakespeare credited with inventing?
2,000
1,700
1,000
400
According to an informal study from Spotify, at what age do people stop listening to new music?
50
27
22
33
If enough people in a community start misusing (or repurposing) a word in the same way, eventually the dictionary catches up: the word develops a new accepted meaning. This is known as ...
semantic drift
definition drift
fluid Definity
word repurposing
The original definition of 'aggravated' is ...
being related to agriculture
to make a bad thing worse
to weigh down / make burdensome
to annoy
The modern definition of 'aggravated' is ...
to make a bad thing worse
to make burdensome
to infuriate
relating to agriculture
Which product first introduced annual product updates?
computers
smartphones
lightbulbs
cars
What is the average amount of clothing each American throws out per year?
5kg
20kg
30kg
50kg
When a person buys and starts to wear a new shirt, she might then start shopping for a matching scarf and a nice motorcycle to go with it. This is an example of ...
The Bandwagon Effect
The Diderot Effect
The Goren Hypothesis
The Compulsive Shopper Effect
