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 monkey liked digging and preferred a stick over the scoop as the _ was clumsily handled.

Answer: scoop

Question: James waited for some time for the water to fill up the bucket but the water had been flowing above it because the _ is much.

Answer: time

Question: The plane couldn't handle the wind as well as the helicopter, as the _ was rugged against the weather.

Answer:
helicopter