Question

“…Mr Purcell heard it no more than he would have heard the monotonous ticking of a familiar clock.” (Read para beginning with “It was a rough day…”)

(i) What does ‘it’ refer to?

(ii) Why does Mr Purcell not hear ‘it’ clearly?​

Answer 1

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(i) ‘It’ refers to the noise produced by the birds around him.

(ii) Mr Purcell doesn’t hear ‘it’ quickly because he was so used to hearing those sounds that it was normal to him like a clock’s tickling.

Answer 2

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• (i) ‘It’ refers to the noise produced by the birds around him.

• (ii) Mr Purcell doesn’t hear ‘it’ quickly because he was so used to hearing those sounds that it was normal to him like a clock’s tickling.

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