TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Yesterday at the barn we removed the apples from the bags because the _ were too large.

SOLUTION: apples

PROBLEM: The man found less clams at the beach than oysters, because the _ were abundant.

SOLUTION: oysters

PROBLEM: After finding out about the pregnancy, Jan's mother was irate wondering whether Jan had taken her birth control or used a condom.  Jan said her _ failed.

SOLUTION:
birth control