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: It took James all the days of the month to finish the paintings because the _ are long.

Answer: paintings


Question: The battery ran out slower on the phone than the iPad because the _ was older.

Answer: iPad


Question: The blog didn't get as many viewers as the newspaper because the _ was popular.

Answer:
newspaper