Peterson's Diagnostic Test

On the Diagnostic Test, I only received an embarrassingly low score of 23/50. This could absolutely have to do with the fact that I am not particularly fantastic with picking out symbols and identifying figurative language and such. This could also have to do with the fact that I read this at 1 in the morning and my eyes were a little bit glazed over. Another reason, probably the most accurate, is another big problem I have. I love to read, it's one of my strengths. However, sometimes when I'm reading something that I'm not interested in by any means, it's extremely difficult for me to stay focused and continue to picture what's happening in the reading inside my head. It's another thing I have to work on, because obviously in college and in life generally, there are going to be things I'm going to have to read and write that I'm not going to enjoy at all whatsoever. I need to identify skills and techniques of how to keep my mind in whatever it is that I'm reading, whether it's picturing what's happening or taking notes, annotating..anything.