Problem: Sentence1: His absence is the hinge of our plan.
Sentence2: This argument was the hinge on which the question turned.
Q: Does the term hinge mean the same thing in both these sentences?
OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: She can not conduct modern pieces.
Sentence2: Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor.
Q: Does the term conduct mean the same thing in both these sentences?
OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: We were hit by really bad weather.
Sentence2: He hit .300 in the past season.
Q: Does the term hit mean the same thing in both these sentences?
OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: Pound the roots with a heavy flat stone.
Sentence2: My heart is pounding.
Q: Does the term pound mean the same thing in both these sentences?
OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning

Answer:
different meanings