7th Grade English Language Arts (ELA) Practice Test

Think about statements that can be proven or supported by evidence from experts or a written source. Those are facts. Facts are verifiable and can be checked in books, studies, or through observation and measurement. For example, “Water boils at 100°C at sea level” is something you can test or confirm in a science text, so it’s a fact. An opinion is a personal belief, a mood is an emotional state, and details are specific pieces of information—useful descriptions, but they aren’t by themselves claims that must be proven.