A difficulty that needs to be resolved or dealt with.
A question with the explicit purpose of being solved by the students.
A source of difficulties.
a question raised for consideration or solution; "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve"
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved; "she and her husband are having problems"; "it is always a job to contact him"; "urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog"
a source of difficulty: "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"
a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what''s the problem?"