Paper 1 · Communication
A technique that might be used by an active listener is
AParaphrasing the speaker's meaning ✓ Correct
BExpressing personal concern
CExplaining the speaker's meaning to others
DOffering one's own viewpoint when in conversation
Correct answer: (A) Paraphrasing the speaker's meaning — An active listener may paraphrase the speaker's meaning, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★An active listener may paraphrase the speaker's meaning, so that is the answer.
★Paraphrasing means restating in one's own words what the speaker said.
★It shows the listener has understood and lets the speaker confirm it.
★So paraphrasing is a technique of active listening.
★Expressing concern or one's own viewpoint shifts focus to the listener.
★Explaining to others is beside the point, so the technique is paraphrasing the speaker's meaning.
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