Question

in the sentence below from “help him up!: a witnesss account of panic on a subway platform,” what does the word vaulted most likely mean? i looked back for the second man, but he wasnt on the tracks. he had already vaulted back up to safety. a crawled carefully b jumped quickly c shouted loudly d disappeared quietly

Explanation:

The context shows the man got back to safety from the subway tracks. "Vaulted" implies a quick, upward - and - over movement, similar to jumping quickly. Crawling carefully is slow and not consistent with the sense of getting to safety rapidly. Shouting loudly has nothing to do with the physical action of getting back to safety. Disappearing quietly also does not describe a physical action to reach safety.

Answer:

B. jumped quickly