Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word:
The choir began the introit at the priest’s signal.

Correct option is A

The correct answer is option (a).
Explain the right answer in detailed form. In the stem, introit refers to the liturgical entrance chant at the start of Mass. Option (a) shifts the context to a concert/theatre setting (“during the intermission”), using introit in its secular/ musical sense—an introductory piece or prelude—which is a homonymous meaning distinct from the strictly liturgical one. Options (b), (c), and (d) all keep the church-liturgy sense.
Both meanings of introit:
1. Liturgical meaning (primary): An entrance chant or opening antiphon at the beginning of the Mass.
· Hindi: मिस्सा का आरंभिक भजन/प्रवेश-स्तुति — जो प्रार्थना-सभा की शुरुआत में गाया जाता है।
· Example: The schola chanted the introit for the feast day.
2. General/musical (secular) meaning: An introductory piece, prelude, or opening section that precedes a main performance or section; by extension, an entrance/introductory act (archaic sense).
· Hindi: प्रस्तावना/भूमिका, कभी-कभी प्रवेश (पुरातन अर्थ) — मुख्य प्रस्तुति से पहले का संक्षिप्त संगीत या आरंभिक अंश।
· Example: The ensemble performed a brief introit before the overture.
Other options are incorrect because:
· (b) The introit was replaced by an organ improvisation. — Still refers to the Mass entrance chant.
· (c) The missal included Latin text for the introit. — Missal = liturgical book; clearly the church sense.
· (d) The cantor rehearsed the Sunday introit. — Cantor + Sunday service context = liturgical usage.