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]: Yesterday at the barn we removed the apples from the bags because the _ were too large.
[EX A]: apples

[EX Q]: James could not pick up all the seeds in his hands because the _ are too small.
[EX A]: hands

[EX Q]: The insecticide could not kill the insect flying in the house because the _ is weak.
[EX A]:
insecticide