Choose the sentence that is an example of onomatopoeia:

The correct answer is Option (4) → At midnight, the only sounds in the hostel came from the whirr of an old fan and the tick-tock of a clock.

Onomatopoeia:

• Onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like the sound it names.
• “Whirr” copies the low hum of a turning fan. “Tick-tock” copies the sound of a clock.

Why the Other Options are Incorrect?

Option 1: Bablu bought a bag of buttery buns from the bakery near the bus stand. — Incorrect. This sentence uses alliteration, the same first sound repeated in words that are close together. The “b” sound begins “Bablu”, “bought”, “bag”, “buttery”, “buns” and “bakery”.

Option 2: The tired streetlight blinked twice and gave up for the night. — Incorrect. This sentence uses personification, which gives human qualities or actions to a thing. A streetlight cannot feel “tired” or “give up” like a person.

Option 3: At the school fair, Riya ate enough golgappas to feed an entire village. — Incorrect. This sentence uses hyperbole, a big exaggeration made for effect. No one can eat enough golgappas “to feed an entire village”.