Activity 1. Matching Type
Match the Feature of Academic Writing that is being described or defined. Write only the letter of the correct answer on the space provided before the number.
A. Complexity
B. Formality
C. Precision
D. Objectively
E. Explicitness
F. Accuracy
G. Hedging
H. Responsibility
I. Organization
J. Planning
_____1. Academic writing is well planned. It usually takes place after research and evaluation, according to a specific purpose and plan.
_____2. Academic writing flows easily from one section to the next in a logical fashion.
_____3. In academic writing, you must be able to provide evidence and justification for claims you make.
_____4. It is making decisions about your stance on a particular subject.
_____5. Academic writing uses vocabulary accurately.
_____6. It is making clear to the reader how the various parts of the text are related.
_____7. Writing language in academic text in in general objective rather than personal.
_____8. In academic writing, facts and figures are given precisely.
_____9. It is avoiding colloquial words and expressions in an essay.
_____10. In an academic text, written language has longer words, lexically denser, and has more varied vocabulary.
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1.J
2.D
3.H
4.G
5.F
6.E
7.I
8.C
9.B
10.A
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