Question

A vibrating string produces the highest pitch if it's;
A) loose and long
B) loose and short
C) tight and long
D) tight and short

Answer 1

short, tight strings sing with the highest pitch.

Answer 2

Get a strong rubber band. Hold it between your two hands. Now have someone pluck it. Stretch and repeat the pull. Which frequency is higher. Repeat with a shorter portion of the rubber band. Then you can answers this question. The idea in this type question is to make you think a little instead of depending on someone to give you the answers.