Question: "smother" used in the same way in the following two sentences?

Smother a yawn.

The butter cream smothered the cake.

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

I shall be writing to you soon.

There was a lot of noise in the kitchen.

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

It all happened in the space of 10 minutes.

They tested his ability to locate objects in space.

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

His grandfather was in the Pacific theater during the war.

He served in the Vietnam theater for three years.

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