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Keyword medium
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence The medium score was about 6 out of 10.
Correct Sentence The average score was about 6 out of 10.
Cloze Error Sentence The [[medium]] score was about 6 out of 10.
Cloze Sentence The [[average]] score was about 6 out of 10.
Cloze Answer average
Choices average | medium
Explanation

medium = neither large nor small, neither tall nor short, etc: 'The waiter was of medium height and walked with a slight limp.'

average = calculated by adding a set of quantities together and then dividing this total by the number of quantities in the set: 'The average age of students entering the college this year is 19.' 'Since 1991 house prices have been falling at an average annual rate of 8%.'

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