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.

[EX Q]: The pig spent more time in the barn than out in the pen because it was cooler in the _ .
[EX A]: barn

[EX Q]: Mike was hit by the gun at his foot then killed by the bat on his head, the effect of the _ was minimum.
[EX A]: gun

[EX Q]: The soil by the river isn't as good for growing plants as the soil by the playground because the _ soil is safer.
[EX A]:
playground