Question

The pitch of a shrill sound is more than that of a flat sound.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

Pitch:

1. The characteristic which determines the shrillness of a sound is called pitch.
2. A sound of low pitch is called a flat or a hoarse sound but a sound of high pitch is called a sharp or a shrill sound.
3. Thus, we can say that the pitch of a sound is it's characteristic due to which we are able to distinguish between a shrill (high-pitched) sound and a hoarse (low-pitched) sound.
4. For example, The voice of a crow is flat but that of a cuckoo is sharp.

Hence, the given statement is True