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 man could not jump over the wall, but easily hopped over the fence, because the _ was shorter.

A: fence
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Q: The rod supporting the wall got broken because the _ is too light for it.

A: rod
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Q: The students had unlimited papers for the project, but only a few pencils, because the teacher had less of the _ in the room.

A:
pencils
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