Problem: Word: erase

Sentence 1: Please erase the formula on the blackboard -- it is wrong!

Sentence 2: The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915.

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

Take steps.

Shall we take a guide in Rome?

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

Vermont will open elk hunting season next week.

Open a business.

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

The thick branches overhanging the path made progress difficult.

He listened for the progress of the troops.

OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning

A: the same meaning
Question: Here is one sentence: The horse threw its rider.
Here is another sentence: Throw a glance.
Does the throw mean the same thing in the two sentences?
OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning

Answer: different meanings
Question: Here is one sentence: The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff.
Here is another sentence: Our grant has run out and we can not keep you on.
Does the keep mean the same thing in the two sentences?
OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning

Answer:
the same meaning