Difference between spectators and audience

[winry rockbell]

Test No. errors/advan-3 "The audience went wild", question 2

The spectators went wild, started cheering and eventually stood up as they clapped to show their appreciation for the orchestra.

(a) spectators
(b) cheering
(c) eventually
(d) appreciation

Test No. errors/advan-3 "The audience went wild", answer 2

The audience went wild, started cheering and eventually stood up as they clapped to show their appreciation for the orchestra.

Correct entry: audience
The error was: (a) spectators
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It doesn't look like there's something wrong. What's wrong?

[Alan]

Spectators are usually watching something like a circus for example.

An audience would be a group of people listening as at a concert.
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