These worksheets provide practice for some of the concepts described in “Plain Language: A guide to clear, effective communication.”

The authors have included activities to help pinpoint the purpose of a document and to identify its intended audience. Other activities focus on preparing an outline for a document and on writing and revising it.

The authors also introduce the reader to SMOG, otherwise known as Simple Measurement of Gobbledygook, a formula to help determine the reading level of written materials.