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Exit ticket template: 40 questions to end any lesson

An exit ticket takes a few minutes at the end of a lesson and shows you who is ready to move on. This template asks ten short, ungraded questions: three 1-to-5 scales on understanding, difficulty and effort, three polls, a one-word cloud and three open questions about the key idea, what is still unclear and where to use it. On a busy day, keep three or four of them. Below, 40 more exit ticket questions are grouped by theme.

Time including discussion:
5–10 min
For:
Teachers of any subject and their students, aged about 8 to 18

English template · 10 questions

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Question 1 of 10

How well did you understand today’s lesson?

Participants choose a value on this scale.

1 · Not yet5 · Completely

What you can leave with

A quick read of the class: who has understood, what needs a second explanation and where to start the next lesson.

All questions in this template

Read the prompts now. Open a question to see its choices; the editor lets you adapt the wording and order.

  1. 1. How well did you understand today’s lesson?

    1 · Not yet — 5 · Completely

  2. 2. In one sentence, what is the key idea of today’s lesson?

    Participants contribute their own words during the live session.

  3. 3. Could you explain today’s key idea to a classmate?
    • Yes, without help
    • Yes, with my notes
    • Partly
    • Not yet
  4. 4. Which word best sums up today’s lesson?

    Participants contribute their own words during the live session.

  5. 5. What is still unclear to you? If everything is clear, name the point that took you the most effort.

    Participants contribute their own words during the live session.

  6. 6. How difficult did you find today’s lesson?

    1 · Very easy — 5 · Very difficult

  7. 7. What helped you most today?
    • The explanations
    • The examples
    • The exercises
    • Working with others
    • Diagrams and pictures
  8. 8. Where or when could you use what you learned today?

    Participants contribute their own words during the live session.

  9. 9. What would you like most next time?
    • More examples
    • More practice
    • More group work
    • A quick recap of today
    • A chance to go further
  10. 10. How much effort did you put in today?

    1 · Very little — 5 · My very best

40 more exit ticket questions

Swap them into the template or ask one aloud as the lesson ends. Most work as an open question; those with a scale or a choice also make good polls.

Checking understanding

  • What are three things you learned today?
  • Explain today’s key idea as you would to a younger student.
  • Which example from today would you use to explain the lesson?
  • Which question can you answer now that you could not at the start of the lesson?
  • Write down one new word from today and what it means.
  • Which two ideas from today are linked, and how?
  • Which step of today’s method is easiest to forget?
  • Solve one short exercise like the ones from today.

Reflecting on learning

  • What surprised you today?
  • Which moment of the lesson helped you most?
  • Where did you get stuck, and what got you going again?
  • Which mistake did you make today, and what did it teach you?
  • Which strategy worked best for you today?
  • What would you do differently if you started the task again?
  • Which part took you longest, and why?
  • Which question did you ask yourself during the lesson?

Next steps

  • What do you need to practise before the next lesson?
  • What will you do first when we come back to this topic?
  • Which question would you like us to start with next time?
  • Which idea will you still remember tomorrow?
  • How could today’s lesson help you outside school?
  • Which resource will you use to review today’s lesson?
  • What would you like to find out next about this topic?
  • What goal will you set yourself for the next lesson?

Confidence and feelings

  • On a scale of 1 to 5, how confident do you feel about today’s topic?
  • In one word, how do you feel at the end of this lesson?
  • What are you proud of today?
  • What felt hard, and what helped?
  • Which part of the lesson did you enjoy most?
  • How ready do you feel to try this on your own?
  • What would help you feel more confident next time?
  • Did you feel able to ask your questions today?

Feedback on the lesson

  • What should we keep doing in the next lesson?
  • Which activity would you like to do again?
  • Was the pace too slow, about right or too fast?
  • Which explanation was unclear, and how could it be clearer?
  • What kind of example would you like to see next time?
  • Next time, would you rather work on your own, in pairs or in a group?
  • Which change would make the next lesson more useful for you?
  • What should someone who missed today’s lesson know?

How to run this activity

  1. 1

    Choose your questions

    Keep all ten for a weekly check, or three or four for a daily routine, such as the understanding scale, the key idea and what is still unclear. Delete the others in the editor and keep that short copy for next time.

  2. 2

    Launch it before the end

    Leave five to ten minutes at the end of the lesson and share the PIN or QR code. There is no timer and nothing is graded: explain that honest answers help you plan the next lesson.

  3. 3

    Read the class at a glance

    Look at the scales and polls first, then skim the open answers for recurring confusions. Read one or two answers aloud without saying who wrote them.

  4. 4

    Start the next lesson from it

    Open the report before the next lesson and group students by what they need: a second explanation, more practice or a chance to go further. Begin by answering the most common question.

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