ACT

ACT

The ACT college readiness assessment is a standardized test for high school achievement and college admissions in the United States produced by ACT, Inc. It was first administered in November 1959 by Everett Franklin Lindquist as a competitor to the College Board's Scholastic Aptitude Test, now the SAT Reasoning Test. The ACT originally consisted of four tests: English, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Natural Sciences. In 1989, the Social Studies test was changed into a Reading section and the Natural Sciences test was renamed the Science Reasoning test, with more emphasis on problem solving skills. In February 2005, an optional Writing test was added to the ACT, ...

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Act

An act is a division or unit of a drama. The number of acts in a production can range from one to five or more, depending on how a writer structures the outline of the story. The length of time for an act to be performed usually ranges from 30 to 90 minutes, but may be as few as 10.

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A.C.T

A.C.T is a Swedish progressive rock band formed in 1995 under the name ‘Fairyland’, in Malmö. The band has been through several personnel changes; with the current line-up featuring Herman Saming, Ola Andersson, Peter Asp, Jerry Sahlin and Thomas Lejon .

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act

Noun

  1. Something done, a deed.
  2. Actuality.
  3. A product of a legislative body, a statute.
  4. The process of doing something.
  5. A formal or official record of something done.
  6. A division of a theatrical performance.
  7. A performer or performers in a show.
  8. Any organized activity.
  9. A display of behaviour.
  10. A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student.

Verb

  1. To do something.
    If you don't act soon, you will be in trouble.
  2. To do (something); to perform.
  3. To perform a theatrical role.
    I started acting at the age of eleven in my local theatre.
  4. To behave in a certain way.
    He's acting strangely - I think there's something wrong with him.
  5. To convey an appearance of being.
    He acted unconcerned so the others wouldn't worry.
  6. To have an effect (on).
    High-pressure oxygen acts on the central nervous system and may cause convulsions or death.
    Gravitational force acts on heavy bodies.
  7. To play (a role).
    He's been acting Shakespearean leads since he was twelve.
  8. To feign.
    He acted the angry parent, but was secretly amused.
  9. To map via a homomorphism to a group of automorphisms (of).
    This group acts on the circle, so it can't be left-orderable!
  10. To move to action; to actuate; to animate.


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