Students often learn definitions and equations by rote. Questions that involve analysis and understanding require more than identifying the correct equations and then substituting values into them. There are judgements that you need to make at every stage. Is the final answer reasonable? If not, can you quickly identify where you have made a mistake?
Students often falter in questions that require explanation and reasoning. For these, you have to know your basic physics, decipher the information presented in the question and then formulate a response that uses scientific vocabulary without any contradictions.
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