“i always participated, of course, because as children we must experience all of those things. and i studied hard in school, as you do, jonas.” in which sentence does the word hard mean the same thing as in the sentence above? question 1 options: losing the championship was a hard blow to the basketball team. the principal is very hard on students who break the school’s rules of conduct. gavin’s muscles are hard as iron. sophie works hard to remain top student in her class.