Fact and opinion

HESI A2
Reading Comprehension
Multiple choice
Difficulty 3 of 5

Question

Passage

A local sleep education exhibit has a wall where visitors can leave comments about its design. The exhibit explains that insomnia can involve lying awake for a long time before falling asleep. Nearby, an artist has drawn a large moon above a row of small windows. One visitor writes that the moon is the most beautiful part of the exhibit. Another asks whether the text could be placed lower on the wall. The exhibit team collects both comments during a review of the display. The team can check the placement of the text with a measuring tape, but the description of the moon as beautiful expresses a visitor’s personal judgment. Neither comment changes the health information printed in the exhibit. The team plans to discuss the comments at its next meeting before deciding whether to revise the display.

Which statement from the passage expresses an opinion?

The moon is the most beautiful part of the exhibit.✓ Correct

“Most beautiful” expresses a value judgment.
The exhibit includes a row of small windows.✗ Incorrect

The presence of the windows can be observed.
The team collects comments during a review.✗ Incorrect

The collection of comments is presented as an event.
Insomnia can involve a long wait before sleep.✗ Incorrect

This is a checkable health claim presented in the passage.

Answer

A. The moon is the most beautiful part of the exhibit.

Rationale

Beauty depends on a person’s judgment, so the visitor’s claim is an opinion. The other choices describe observable events or a claim that can be checked.

RememberValue judgments signal opinions even when surrounded by facts.

Sources

Insomnia (MedlinePlus health topic) MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine · License: US government work (public domain) · Retrieved November 2, 2026 · Summary: Insomnia

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