The Pedestrian Vocab Quiz

1. Which word best fits in the blank? The detective stared at the strange footprints in the abandoned house, wondering if ______ from the past still lingered there.

• A) Specimen

• B) Phantoms

• C) Blaze

• D) Surge

2. Which sentence correctly uses the word "manifest"?

• A) The symptoms of the illness began to manifest after a few days.

• B) The wind manifest a strong force against the trees.

• C) His running manifest was very slow today.

• D) The child manifest his food neatly on the plate.

3. Which word does NOT fit in the sentence? After hours of argument, his anger was slowly _____, and he began to think more clearly.

• A) Ebbing

• B) Blaze

• C) Fading

• D) Diminishing

4. Choose the best sentence that correctly uses the word "intermittent."

• A) The streetlights flickered in an intermittent pattern, turning on and off at random times.

• B) His intermittent speech was loud and clear without any pauses.

• C) The river flowed at an intermittent speed, always rushing in the same direction.

• D) The clock chimed intermittently throughout the night.

5. Which sentence contains an incorrect use of the word?

• A) The criminal tried to protest his innocence, but no one believed him.

• B) A surge of water flooded the streets after the heavy rainfall.

• C) The scientist examined the protest under a microscope.

• D) The misty morning made it difficult to see the road ahead.

6. Which word best completes the sentence?

The runners were ______ for position as they neared the finish line, each trying to push ahead of the others.

• A) Jockeying
  
  
  

• B) Ebbing

• C) Manifesting

• D) Protesting

7. Which sentence best shows the meaning of "blaze"?

• A) The campfire sent a bright blaze into the night sky, warming everyone around it.

• B) The waves blazed toward the shore, pulling the sand with them.

• C) He spoke in a blaze voice that was very quiet.

• D) The old book blazed in his hands, making it difficult to hold.

8. Which sentence does NOT correctly use any of the words?

• A) The eerie phantoms appeared in the fog, vanishing as quickly as they had come.

• B) The scientist carefully studied the specimen under a microscope.

• C) The lights were intermittent, flickering on and off throughout the night.

• D) The misty air was filled with bright surges of music from the concert.

9. 9. Which word best fits in the blank?

The police car’s spotlight made him feel like a museum _____, trapped under its bright gaze.

• A) Surge
  
  
  

• B) Specimen

• C) Protest

• D) Phantoms

10. Which of the following sentences uses "protest" correctly?

• A) He raised his voice in protest against the unfair rules.

• B) The misty protest covered the mountains, making them look mysterious.

• C) The wind protested the trees until they fell over.

• D) The teacher asked the students to protest their homework carefully before turning it in.