This diagnostic test made me a less confident about AP English because I thought I was a lot better prepared. One of the biggest things was how much time it takes to read and analyze a poem before you truly understand what it means and be able to answer questions based on the poem. Time was one of the things that surprised me because I usually don't run out of time on tests, but on this one I thought that the 60 minutes went by extremely fast. Taking this test also lowered my confidence in regards to my English skills, I definitely need to improve on reading poems and my ability to analyze them. As I kept going on the multiple choice portion I started reading the questions before the poem and that saved a lot of time because I could skip over parts that weren't relevant. The writing portion was even harder for me because I didn't know how to structure the essay. Also the essay topics were challenging, for example in essay #2 I had no idea what made a "complete work" and for essay #3 I had only read maybe 2 or 3 books on the list so I didn't have many options to write about. This test opened my eyes to how much more I need to learn and I'm excited to do so this year.
