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.
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Question: The family wanted to have fruit snacks instead of meals because the _ were quick.

Answer: snacks


Question: Janine wanted to get rid of her phone forever so she threw it in the lake instead of the fountain, because the _ was too shallow.

Answer: lake


Question: Ana could tell her kiwis weren’t ripe by looking at the shape and the skin. They were not ripe because the _ was too hard.

Answer:
shape