Exercise one: How well do you understand?

This plain language exercise shows how unclear writing can cause confusion.

Exercise instructions

Read the following text samples and try to figure out what they mean:

Sample text 1

All individuals who work with children or vulnerable adults, or have unsupervised access to children or vulnerable adults in the ordinary course of their employment, or in the practice of an occupation, or during the course of an education program and who are employed by or licensed by, or receive regular ongoing operating funds from the provincial government are covered under the Criminal Records Review Act.

Sample text 2

Under the Criminal Records Review Act, you must have a criminal record review conducted by the Criminal Records Review Program (CRRP) if you:

• Work with children or vulnerable adults, or
• Have unsupervised access to children or vulnerable adults during your employment, occupation or education, or
• Are licensed by or receiving funding from the provincial government

Record your answers

Use the exercise files to record your answers as you work through the course.

You can download each exercise individually or a single file containing all of the exercises in the course:

• Exercise 1 and Takeaways (PDF, 94.3KB)
• Plain Language Course - All Exercises (PDF, 209.7KB)

Review and continue

When you're done, go to exercise one takeaways.