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Digital exit ticket maker

An exit ticket is a one- to three-question check at the end of a lesson. Pick a ready question below or write your own, share the QR code as students pack up, and read the results before tomorrow’s lesson. No student accounts or data collection.

Exit ticket examples

Check understanding

  1. How well do you understand today’s main idea?I could explain it to a friend · I mostly get it · I’m still unsure · I’m lost
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  2. Which example helped you most today?The first worked example · The diagram · The practice problems · None yet
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  3. Could you solve a similar problem on your own tomorrow?Yes · Probably · Not yet
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Reflect

  1. In one word, how did today’s lesson feel?Open answer, shown as a word cloud
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  2. What is one thing you learned today?Open answer, shown as a word cloud
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  3. What is one question you still have?Open answer, shown as a word cloud
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Plan next steps

  1. What do you need next lesson?More practice · A different explanation · A challenge task · Ready to move on
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  2. How did you work best today?On my own · With a partner · In a group · With the teacher
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  3. How was the pace of today’s lesson?Too slow · Just right · Too fast
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Why exit tickets work

They are a form of formative assessment: checking learning while there is still time to act on it. A quick look at the chart tells you whether to reteach, regroup or move on, which is far cheaper than finding out at the end-of-unit test.

Running one in three minutes

  1. Create the ticket before the lesson and keep the host board open.
  2. In the last few minutes, press Present and let students scan the QR code. No phones? Use pass-the-device at the door.
  3. Tick “Hide while voting” so early answers don’t sway later ones.
  4. After class, read the chart or word cloud. For open answers, “Summarise themes with AI” groups the responses for you.

Keep it honest

Students answer more truthfully when the ticket is anonymous and clearly ungraded. Leave “Anonymous” ticked in Settings for understanding checks; turn on “Require voters to enter a name” only when you need to follow up with individuals.

Pair it with a quick quiz question at the start of the next lesson to see what stuck.

Questions people ask

What is an exit ticket?

A short question or two students answer at the end of a lesson, so the teacher can see what they understood before planning the next lesson.

What are good exit ticket questions?

A confidence check (“How well do you understand today’s main idea?”), one content question with plausible wrong answers, and an open question such as “What is one question you still have?”.

Can students do a digital exit ticket without accounts?

Yes. They scan the QR code and answer in the browser. Nothing is stored on a server, and no student logins or emails are needed.

How many questions should an exit ticket have?

One to three. It should take under three minutes so it fits at the end of a lesson without eating into teaching time.