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In which sentence is the action arrow pointing in the correct direction?

a. ---------> The children were told to be quiet by the teacher.
b. <––––– The children were told to be quiet by the teacher.

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The correct answer is b. <––––– The children were told to be quiet by the teacher.

That is because this is a passive construction and means that the subject that is actually the teacher influences the children, not the other way around.
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