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 monkey liked digging and preferred a stick over the scoop as the _ was clumsily handled.
[EX A]: scoop

[EX Q]: The flowers thrived in the vase, but wilted in the jar, because the _ had water in it.
[EX A]: vase

[EX Q]: Randy wanted to vacation in either the mountains or the beach. He chose the _ since it was cold.
[EX A]:
mountains