Pass tests, or use for practice?

Alright I’ve completed the very first project the tribute page. My page looks almost identical to the one shown. It is responsive. The padding and colors are darn near exact. But it won’t pass the tests. I built it on my own perfectly then went back to see if I could make it fit the criteria. I ended up changing a bunch of stuff for no reason adding more divs than necessary just to fit their challenge.

So does anyone see value in completing the assignment to do what it’s supposed to and look how it’s supposed to without getting mixed up in “this has to be an id not a class” and “it has to have this name not that name” or am I dumb? I don’t want to spend ton of time on a page that works like it should just to pass the test. Not on this particular project anyway.

I didn’t see that I could view what I got wrong on codepen. This is much easier now.