ACT Vocabulary: Actions

The neighborhood council voted to abolish the old rule that blocked weekend book sales on the library lawn.

The coach told the relay team to accelerate in the final straight so the last runner would not be caught.

The librarian moved two carts aside so the reading room could accommodate the class that arrived with no booking.

When the lab figures did not match, the student had to acknowledge the mistake on the board.

The clinic acquired a second blood-pressure cuff after the morning line stretched into the hall.

When the oven ran hot, the cooking class had to adapt the bread recipe by shortening the bake.

The poster would not adhere to the damp locker until the student wiped the metal and pressed the tape flat.

The bus driver had to adjust the mirror after a passenger stood up in the aisle and blocked the view.

At the clinic, only the nurse on duty may administer the flu shot and write the lot number on the chart.

At the neighborhood meeting, Mr. Alvarez stood to advocate a crosswalk in front of the elementary school.

The team captain asked each player to affirm, in front of the coach, that the gear check was finished.

Running on the sprained ankle would only aggravate the swelling, so the trainer kept the player on the bench.

A cool cloth and a quiet corner helped alleviate the patient's dizziness while the clinic waited for the doctor.

The kitchen manager had to allocate the last tray of rolls to the late bus, not to the staff meal.

The yearbook editor asked the staff to alter the caption after the player's name was spelled wrong.

Student council voted to amend the club constitution so meetings could begin after the activity bus.

The stage crew had to amplify the speaker's voice so the back row of the gym could hear the awards.

In a library carrel, Priya began to analyze the lab data, checking each column before she wrote what the numbers showed.

The bus monitor learned to anticipate the sharp turn at Maple Street and asked standing riders to hold the rail.

Neighbors appealed to the city for a stop sign after two close calls at the corner by the clinic.

The team applauded when the bench player who had practiced all month finally scored.

The cooking teacher told students to apply the knife rule they had practiced, keeping fingers curled back from the blade.

The principal will appoint a student to run the lost-and-found after the current helper graduates.

Before the library book sale, volunteers had to appraise each donated novel and pencil a price inside the cover.

The bus slowed as the driver began to approach the crowded stop, closing the distance until the doors lined up with the curb.

The coach would not approve the new play until every runner knew the handoff count.

When the two captains disagreed about the lineup, the athletic director stepped in to arbitrate and set a fair order.

During the oral exam, Jonah had to articulate his lab result so the teacher could follow each step.

The librarian called the downtown branch to ascertain whether the reserved atlas was still on the hold shelf.

The band director asked the brass players to assemble by the gym door before the parade bus arrived.

In the speech club, Amina chose to assert that the school should keep the library open after the last class, and she did not soften the claim.

The trainer paused practice to assess the fielder's wrist, checking motion and pain before another throw.

The teacher will assign each lab pair a different household mixture to test on Friday.

On the activity bus, a senior offered to assist a freshman whose project board would not fit through the door.

Because the kitchen timer had beeped, the baker began to assume the muffins were done, without opening the oven door.

The clinic clerk tried to assure the parent that the test results would be ready before the evening bus.

After months of drills, the swim team was able to attain the qualifying time at the city meet.

Fans in the gym began to attribute the win to the goalkeeper alone, until the coach pointed to the fullbacks who had blocked the near post.

Only the principal can authorize a dismissal before the last bell when water covers the neighborhood streets.

The bus driver braked hard to avert a crash when a dog ran into the crosswalk.

The school board voted to prohibit glass bottles in the gym after a player cut a hand on a broken one.

Extra tutors were brought in to bolster the after-school math lab before the midyear exam.

The office used the hallway speaker to broadcast the dismissal notice to every classroom.

In the kitchen, the class had to calculate how many cups of rice would feed thirty guests at the neighborhood supper.

The librarian had to caution the study group that spilled water could ruin the atlas on the lower shelf.

The cheering did not cease until the coach raised a hand and pointed the team toward the bus.

In class, Lena chose to challenge the claim that the experiment had failed, pointing to the one trial that matched the prediction.

The nurse asked the volunteer to circulate the sign-up sheet so every patient in the waiting room could add a name.

In the library, Omar had to cite the page of the field guide that named the bird, not merely say he had seen one.

The teacher stopped the lab talk to clarify the safety step that two groups had mixed up.

The library aides had to classify the returned science books by subject before those books went back on the shelves.

The kitchen crews from two grades will collaborate on the soup, one chopping vegetables and the other watching the pot.

The driver would not commence the route until every seat belt on the activity bus clicked shut.

The coach took time to commend the defender who stayed with the runner for the whole quarter.

Before the purchase, the clinic staff had to differentiate the two thermometers by reading both in the same cup of warm water, where only one agreed with the wall unit.

The fire-drill bell will compel every class to leave the building, even when a test is in progress.

When the oven lost heat before the bread was done, the baker added five minutes to compensate for the lost heat.

The team manager stayed after practice to compile every player's minutes into one chart for the coach.

Riders must comply with the bus rule that backpacks stay on the floor, not on an empty seat.

For the neighborhood concert, the music teacher helped the band compose a short piece from the rhythm the class had clapped.

The two clubs agreed to compromise, with one club taking the gym on Monday and the other taking Wednesday.

The student tried to conceal the cracked beaker behind the sink until the lab teacher asked to see every station.

After the replay, the captain had to concede that the ball had crossed the line before the whistle.

The librarian asked the group to concentrate on the chapter questions and keep the group chat closed.

After reading both lab reports, the teacher could conclude that only the covered cup still showed the same water line.

The neighborhood association voted to condemn the plan to pave the playground, calling the plan a loss of the only open lot.

The clinic will conduct hearing checks in the side room while the main office stays open for people who walk in.

The coaches stepped aside to confer about whether the runner with the wrapped wrist should take the last leg.

The librarian called the publisher to confirm that the new atlas edition included the updated bus map.

The captain chose to confront the rumor at practice, asking who had heard it instead of letting it spread on the bus ride home.

The kitchen class learned to conserve the broth by saving the vegetable ends for the next pot instead of throwing them out.

The two study groups decided to consolidate their notes into a single outline before the history quiz.

Shop students will construct a bookshelf for the clinic waiting room, measuring each board before they drive a nail.

Before changing the medication list, the clinic doctor paused to consult the pharmacist down the hall.

In the history seminar, Priya continued to contend that the diary, not the later speech, should be the source the class trusted.

The second lab trial seemed to contradict the first, because the uncovered dish lost water while the covered dish kept its water line.

Each block was asked to contribute one dish to the neighborhood supper held in the school kitchen.

The principal will convene the safety committee at noon to talk through the new bus pickup plan.

The cooking class learned to convert the recipe from cups into grams so each batch of bread dough would weigh the same.

The note on the clinic door had to convey, in short plain words, that the office would reopen after lunch.

The map on the board was enough to convince the driver that the detour skipped the flooded block.

The two bus routes will cooperate at the transfer corner, each waiting one minute so riders can switch.

The team manager had to coordinate the vans, the snack table, and the warm-up clock so the first game could start on time.

A second thermometer was used to corroborate the clinic reading before the nurse wrote the number on the chart.

The editor stayed after school to criticize the draft, marking each unclear sentence in the margin of the library copy.

The coach worked all season to cultivate the new player's footwork, repeating the same drill after every practice.

A thunderstorm forced the neighborhood picnic to curtail the games and send both teams back to the school gym.

The student council will debate the phone rule on Thursday, with one speaker for keeping phones out of class and one speaker against that rule.

The librarian had to decline the request for the meeting room because the tutoring group had already booked it.

From the wet footprints that stopped at locker 14, the hall monitor could deduce which student had come in from the rain.

Two fullbacks stayed deep to defend the goal after the other team sent three runners forward.

The clinic chose to defer the optional screening until Friday, when a second nurse would be on duty.

The captain chose to defy the call, holding up a hand and asking the referee to look again at the line.

The head cook decided to delegate the salad to two students so she could watch the soup herself.

The judges left the gym to deliberate, reading the score sheets twice before they named a winner.

In the kitchen lab, the teacher paused to demonstrate the safe way to tilt a hot pan away from the class.

At the neighborhood meeting, several parents stood to denounce the plan that would remove the bus stop in front of the clinic.

The driver had to deny the rumor that the activity bus had been canceled, because the route was only running behind schedule.

The mural team chose to depict the old library steps, sketching the cracked stone before anyone opened a can of paint.

Saturday's tournament threatened to deplete the team's tape, so the manager brought a second box on the bus.

The class learned to derive the salt amount from the recipe card rather than from memory.

The driver was told not to deviate from the snow route, even when a rider asked for the usual corner.

The clinic will disclose the group results to the school, but it will not attach any student's name.

The coach chose to dismiss the starters so the bench players could run the last drill by themselves.

When the alarm sounded, teachers had to disperse the students from the lobby toward the separate side doors, rather than keep one crowd together.

A burst pipe in the kitchen will disrupt lunch, so classes will eat in the gym instead of the cafeteria line.

The team parent stood by the bus door to distribute one water bottle to each player before the ride home.