If during an exam, the task asks me to criticize a work of finance director’s intern, but due to time pressure I read that I should criticize work of finance director and in my whole answer I include that the finance director made mistake. Does it completely fail my answer or is it tolerable?
It’s difficult to answer precisely without seeing the question and exhibits. It’s unlikely that you will get very high marks for this task, but not all is necessarily lost. You might have made valid points and the marker might be lenient.
Try not to fret. Difficult, I know, but it helps nothing.