diff --git a/sdk/metric/exemplar/fixed_size_reservoir.go b/sdk/metric/exemplar/fixed_size_reservoir.go
index 72656928646..f2079a7c689 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/exemplar/fixed_size_reservoir.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/exemplar/fixed_size_reservoir.go
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ func NewFixedSizeReservoir(k int) *FixedSizeReservoir {
 
 var _ Reservoir = &FixedSizeReservoir{}
 
+// FixedSizeReservoir is a [Reservoir] that samples at most k exemplars. If
+// there are k or less measurements made, the Reservoir will sample each one.
+// If there are more than k, the Reservoir will then randomly sample all
+// additional measurement with a decreasing probability.
 type FixedSizeReservoir struct {
 	*storage
 
@@ -77,6 +81,17 @@ func (r *FixedSizeReservoir) randomFloat64() float64 {
 	return f
 }
 
+// Offer accepts the parameters associated with a measurement. The
+// parameters will be stored as an exemplar if the Reservoir decides to
+// sample the measurement.
+//
+// The passed ctx needs to contain any baggage or span that were active
+// when the measurement was made. This information may be used by the
+// Reservoir in making a sampling decision.
+//
+// The time t is the time when the measurement was made. The v and a
+// parameters are the value and dropped (filtered) attributes of the
+// measurement respectively.
 func (r *FixedSizeReservoir) Offer(ctx context.Context, t time.Time, n Value, a []attribute.KeyValue) {
 	// The following algorithm is "Algorithm L" from Li, Kim-Hung (4 December
 	// 1994). "Reservoir-Sampling Algorithms of Time Complexity
diff --git a/sdk/metric/exemplar/histogram_reservoir.go b/sdk/metric/exemplar/histogram_reservoir.go
index 23059e99fbd..c27545a409a 100644
--- a/sdk/metric/exemplar/histogram_reservoir.go
+++ b/sdk/metric/exemplar/histogram_reservoir.go
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ func NewHistogramReservoir(bounds []float64) *HistogramReservoir {
 
 var _ Reservoir = &HistogramReservoir{}
 
+// HistogramReservoir is a [Reservoir] that samples the last measurement that
+// falls within a histogram bucket. The histogram bucket upper-boundaries are
+// define by bounds.
 type HistogramReservoir struct {
 	*storage
 
@@ -34,6 +37,17 @@ type HistogramReservoir struct {
 	bounds []float64
 }
 
+// Offer accepts the parameters associated with a measurement. The
+// parameters will be stored as an exemplar if the Reservoir decides to
+// sample the measurement.
+//
+// The passed ctx needs to contain any baggage or span that were active
+// when the measurement was made. This information may be used by the
+// Reservoir in making a sampling decision.
+//
+// The time t is the time when the measurement was made. The v and a
+// parameters are the value and dropped (filtered) attributes of the
+// measurement respectively.
 func (r *HistogramReservoir) Offer(ctx context.Context, t time.Time, v Value, a []attribute.KeyValue) {
 	var x float64
 	switch v.Type() {