Problem: Word: grain

Sentence 1: A grain of sand.

Sentence 2: Saw the board across the grain.

Same meaning? OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning
A: different meanings
Question: This question has options. Does the word "apparition" have the same definition in the next 2 sentences?

The apparition of Lawyer Clippurse occasioned much speculation in that portion of the world. -- Sir W. Scott.

Natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger.

OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning
Answer: the same meaning
Question: "fire" used in the same way in the following two sentences?

They sat by the fire and talked.

He went through fire and damnation.

OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning
Answer: different meanings
Q: Does "reduce" have the same meaning in the following two sentences?

Reduce an image.

Reduce one's standard of living.

OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning

A: different meanings
Question: Here is one sentence: I shall be writing to you soon.
Here is another sentence: I have been to Spain many times.
Does the be mean the same thing in the two sentences?
OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning

Answer: the same meaning
Question: "go" used in the same way in the following two sentences?

How did your interview go?

How fast does your new car go?

OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning
Answer:
different meanings