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Post-UTME English Language 2011 Objective — Question 8

Question 8 of 10 from the Post-UTME Screening (Post-UTME) English Language 2011 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

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Owing to the constant harassment of the populace by armed robbers, all night guards have been instructed to shoot every moving thing.................

  • A. at sightCorrect
  • B. by sight
  • C. in sight
  • D. off sight

Explanation

The idiom intended is 'shoot at/on sight', meaning immediately upon seeing.

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