Question

read the passage below.
soon after the moving truck departed, i made my way next door to greet the new neighbors. a boy was playing in the yard, and i greeted him and introduced myself. in response, the boy ducked his head and mumbled an inaudible reply. though he smiled, he quickly retreated toward his mother on the porch. when i heard, \welcome to the neighborhood,\ his cheeks turned pink, and he disappeared through the open front door.
which details support which inference about the boy?
he is upset by the narrator’s intrusion.
he is playing imaginative games with others.
he doesn’t feel freedom from his old neighborhood.
he is shy and uncomfortable in new situations.

Explanation:

To determine the correct option, we analyze the boy's behavior: he blushed, mumbled, and retreated to his mother, indicating discomfort in new situations (meeting a new neighbor). The other options: "upset by intrusion" – no intrusion shown; "moving from old neighborhood" – text is about new neighbors arriving, not him moving; "playing imaginative games" – no info on that. So the behavior matches being shy/uncomfortable in new situations.

Answer:

He is shy and uncomfortable in new situations.