EXERCISES
Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the statement is wrong.
1. In an Academic text, the language is not necessarily formal.
2. Academic text is written by professional in a given field.
3. Academic reading requires concentration and comprehension.
4. They exhibit all the properties of a well-written text i.e., organization,
unity, coherence and cohesion, as well as strict adherence to rules and language
use and mechanics
5. Use precise and accurate words while avoiding jargons and colloquial
expressions
6. Academic text take an objective point-of-view and avoid being personal
and subjective
7. Academic Text can be found in periodicals similar to Time Magazines
etc.
8. Academic Text makes used of Websites that can be altered by anyone
9. They state critical questions and issues.
10. Academic Text provides facts and evidence from credible sources.​