You need to answer a given question containing a blank (_). Your answer must be one of the two objects mentioned in the question, for example "trophy" and "suitcase". Your answer must not contain a word that is not present in the question. Please don't use articles (e.g., the, a) before the answer.

Q: The family wanted to have fruit snacks instead of meals because the _ were quick.

A: snacks
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Q: The math tests were a lot more strenuous than the history quizzes, there the _ I failed.

A: tests
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Q: Lonnie put mortar between the bricks with a spatula instead of a trowel, because the _ was inefficient.

A:
trowel
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