Read this excerpt from “The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes.”You grown-ups say you love us. I challenge you, please make your actions reflect your words.

The speaker points out that adults say they love the children, then asks them to make their actions match those words. This means they should act in a loving, responsible way toward the world, not merely say they care or discuss its problems. Choice A best expresses that idea.

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