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]: I liked doing yoga on the mat more than on the floor because the _ was soft.
[EX A]: mat

[EX Q]: Connor is struggling financially after racking up debt while at a low income job, so he can no longer get a loan since the _ is low.
[EX A]: income

[EX Q]: She wanted to go fishing but her rod was broken but had gotten a lure as a gift so the _ was old.
[EX A]:
rod