WorkKeys Workplace Documents study plan
WorkKeys Workplace Documents · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Level 7 - Very complex reading materials with undefined jargon and unclear writing
Read three 400+ word passages containing undefined jargon and write a plain-language definition for 15 unfamiliar terms using only surrounding context clues
Paraphrase each paragraph of two jargon-heavy internal memos into a single plain-language sentence
Locate the stated main purpose in five passages where the main idea is buried in the middle rather than the first sentence
Record every misread, ambiguity, or guess in a running error journal with the sentence that caused the problem
Your checkpoint
A jargon-decoding log of 15 terms listing the context clue used for each, plus plain-language summaries of two memos
Level 7 - Very complex reading materials with undefined jargon and unclear writing & Level 6 - Complex passages with difficult vocabulary, jargon, acronyms, and extraneous details
Expand 12 acronyms and abbreviations using in-text definitions or inference from repeated use
Mark and discard extraneous sentences in 10 passages, keeping only the details that a question actually depends on
Answer 20 untimed questions on tangled or awkwardly written prose and cite the supporting sentence for every answer
Rewrite two confusing sentences into clear language without adding or dropping meaning
Your checkpoint
A 20-question complex-passage set with a written evidence citation for each answer, scored at 80% or better
Level 6 - Complex passages with difficult vocabulary, jargon, acronyms, and extraneous details
Decode 20 industry-specific terms drawn from manufacturing, health care, and office settings using context alone
Separate relevant from irrelevant details in three multi-paragraph documents that include numeric tables
Complete 25 timed questions on jargon-heavy documents in 35 minutes
Compile a personal glossary of 30 acronyms and technical terms encountered so far
Your checkpoint
A personal glossary of 30 acronyms/terms plus a timed 25-question set scored at 80% or better
Level 6 - Complex passages with difficult vocabulary, jargon, acronyms, and extraneous details & Level 5 - Informational, instructional, policy, contract, and legal documents with conditionals
Flag conditional language (if, unless, provided that, except, only when) in 10 policy excerpts and state the exact trigger for each rule
Convert three written procedures into simple if-then decision tables
Answer 20 questions that require two-step conditional reasoning, showing the intermediate step in writing
Identify where a stated exception overrides the general rule in five policy passages
Your checkpoint
Three completed decision tables plus a 20-question conditional-logic set scored at 80% or better
Level 5 - Informational, instructional, policy, contract, and legal documents with conditionals
Read two full contracts or legal notices and list every obligation, deadline, and exception in a structured summary sheet
Sort 15 statements into mandatory (shall, must) versus optional (may, should) categories and explain the consequence of each
Answer 25 questions on policy documents that contain exceptions and cross-references
Trace cross-references between sections in one document to state the rule that actually applies
Your checkpoint
A one-page contract summary sheet of obligations, deadlines, and exceptions plus a 25-question set scored at 85% or better
Level 5 - Informational, instructional, policy, contract, and legal documents with conditionals & Level 4 - Company policies, procedures, and notices with multi-step procedures
Sequence the steps of five multi-step procedures and mark which steps can run in parallel
Predict the outcome when a step is skipped or performed out of order in three procedures
Answer 25 questions on multi-step procedures and conditional policies within 35 minutes
Write the correct step order from memory for two procedures, then check it against the source
Your checkpoint
Five step-sequencing diagrams plus a 25-question timed set scored at 85% or better
Level 4 - Company policies, procedures, and notices with multi-step procedures & Level 3 - Basic company policies, procedures, and announcements
Summarize ten short announcements and basic policies in one sentence each covering who, what, and when
Verify dates, names, and numbers in 20 questions to eliminate deliberately close wrong answers
Complete 30 Level 1-2 questions in 25 minutes at 90% accuracy
Distinguish a policy rule from an announcement update in eight short documents
Your checkpoint
A 30-question timed set scored at 90% or better with written error-review notes
Level 3 - Basic company policies, procedures, and announcements & Level 4 - Company policies, procedures, and notices with multi-step procedures & Level 5 - Informational, instructional, policy, contract, and legal documents with conditionals & Level 6 - Complex passages with difficult vocabulary, jargon, acronyms, and extraneous details & Level 7 - Very complex reading materials with undefined jargon and unclear writing
Complete two full-length timed practice tests under exam conditions with no pauses
Classify the cause of every missed item as vocabulary, conditional logic, extraneous detail, or carelessness
Re-drill the two weakest question types with 20 targeted items each
Re-read the error journal and confirm that no earlier mistake pattern repeats on the final test
Your checkpoint
Two full timed practice scores of 85% or better plus a one-page error-cause breakdown
Milestones
Week 2: Define at least 10 of 12 undefined terms correctly from context alone, and score 80%+ on the 20-question complex-passage set with evidence citations complete
Week 4: Score 80%+ on a 30-question mixed set drawn from domains 4 and 5, with every missed item rewritten and explained in the error journal
Week 6: Correctly map all conditionals in three policy documents to if-then decision tables and score 85%+ on the combined procedure/conditional set
Week 8: Score 85%+ on both full-length timed practice tests and show a downward trend in error-journal entries per test