Read the passage. It was us against our parents in a game of tug of war. Which side would tumble into the mud first? Suddenly we
felt the rope slack from the opposite end. We seized the moment and pulled the rope as hard as we could. We watched with delight as the domino of adults fell into the pit. Which sentence indicates the climax of the story? We seized the moment and pulled the rope as hard as we could.
It was us against our parents in a game of tug of war.
Suddenly we felt the rope slack from the opposite end.
We watched with delight as the domino of adults fell into the pit.
Excitement Herbert's victory at chess against his father sinister
The chess game is very tense. Father and son duel and the Father even tries tactic to distract his son from noticing his error. After the son check mates his father, the Father becomes grumpy.