How to see it
Lots of words have more than one meaning. Some even change job: a noun in one sentence, a verb in the next. So match the meaning, not the word. Say what the word means in the given sentence, in your own words. Then do the same in each option. Say what it means here, then match it.
A worked example
She will train the puppy to sit.
In the puppy sentence, train means teach by practice. A and B: the railway train. C: the back of a dress. E: a line of camels. D: coaches train their teams. Teach by practice. D.
The common mistake: a meaning the word has, but not in this sentence
The trap is a meaning the word really has, but not in this sentence. A railway train is the meaning you know best, so A jumps out. Train does mean that. It does not mean that here.
Try one
The bag was light enough to carry. Which sentence uses light in the same way?
- APlease light the candles.
- BShe wore a light blue scarf.
- CThe light in the hall flickered.
- DThe tent is so light one person can lift it.
- EDawn brought the first light.
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Right: D, The tent is so light one person can lift it.
In the bag sentence, light means not heavy. A tent one person can lift is not heavy. B means pale.