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]: While trying to figure out what movie to watch, James looked at VHS and DVDs. The _ were out dated.
[A]: VHS


[Q]: Wilhelm swung the baseball bat at the ball and hit it with his great strength. The _ shattered into wood shards from the force of the blow.
[A]: bat


[Q]: The student preferred doing their homework with pencil rather than pen, because the _ provided less control.
[A]:
pen