Question

Carla met her manager to discuss an issue she was facing in the office. during the meeting, her manager's phone was constantly ringing. this made it difficult for carla to explain her problem clearly. her manager, distracted by the ringing phone, could not grasp the significance of the problem and sent carla back with half-hearted promises to take appropriate action. in this scenario, the ringing telephone represents

Answer 1

Noise (distraction/disturbance)

Step-by-step explanation:

Noise can simply be defined as a loud or unpleasant sound to the ears. It can serve as a form of distraction or disturbance as the case maybe but ultimately it is unwanted.

In the above question, the constant ringing of the manager's phone was a distraction to the manager as he did not grasp Carla's complaint, and a disturbance for Carla as she could not explain her problem as much as she wanted.

Cheers.