read the following text and ma
making inferences: formative
ollowing text and make as many reasonable inferences as you can about the setting,
period, characters, situation or conflict, etc. be sure to use complete sentences.
time

rico
hey rico! ” jose called. “it looks like we're in your way.” jose's voice was heavy
with sarcasm. "i'm so sorry.”
walked out into the street to get around the bicycles. he looked jose straight in
the eye but didn't say a word.
sose turned on his bicycle seat and called after him. “rico, you got a problem. you
got a seri
a serious problem. you talk too much.” rico had never said more than a few words to
jose.
rico mounted the front steps of his small, “new” house, walked slowly across the
paint-chipped porch, opened the front door, and went inside. he never said anything, and
e never looked back. he also never said anything about his troubles to his mother. but he
knew he would have to do something about the situation soon. it was getting worse all the
time.