Sample Sentences for
ACT® Test
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(editor-reviewed)

ACT® Test as in:  a strong ACT score

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    Are you happy with your ACT and SAT scores?  (source)
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    Given Michael's best ACT score (12), to play college football he would need a 2.65 overall GPA.  (source)
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    To see if Richard is studying for the ACT.  (source)
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    Then again last year when I took the SAT and ACT for the first time.  (source)
    ACT = standardized test used for college admissions (registered trademark of ACT, Inc.)
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    Michael: Depends on how the ACT turned out.  (source)
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    After Dad went to bed, Richard told me that he'd taken a practice test for the ACT.  (source)
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    Can you please tell me the upcoming dates for the ACT and SAT?  (source)
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    That'd be worth a few extra points, and a few extra points on the ACT meant fewer needed on the GPA.  (source)
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    Mrs. Collins excused me so I could prep for the ACT this weekend.  (source)
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    The ACT was the only exam I'd ever taken, and it had been multiple choice, so I assumed all exams were multiple choice.  (source)
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    Now that Michael had been certified as learning-disabled, he was allowed to retake the ACT tests as many times as he wanted, with Miss Sue on hand to help him parse the questions.  (source)
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    I tossed the ACT study book to the floor and rested my head on the back of the couch.  (source)
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    Just pass the ACT.  (source)
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meaning too common or too rare to warrant focus

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    ACT V. SCENE I. Dunsinane.  (source)
    ACT = Part of a play
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    ACT I. SCENE I. An open Place.  (source)
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    ACT II.  (source)
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    ACT III.  (source)
    ACT = Part of a play
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    ACT IV.  (source)
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