Exit Ticket Generator
Choose a template or write your own prompts, set how many tickets fit on a page, and print exit tickets that students hand in on the way out. Add a name and date line, a topic line and a 1–5 or three-choice rating row, on Letter or A4. Free, no sign-up.
Add a bar and a number to set the answer lines for a prompt, for example: One question I still have | 2. Up to six prompts.
Prints at true size on the paper chosen above, with a 0.5 in margin kept clear. In the print dialog choose the same paper, set Scale to 100% (Actual size), and turn off Fit to page and Headers and footers.
How to Use the Exit Ticket Generator
- 1. Pick a template. 3-2-1, Muddiest point, Check for understanding or One-sentence summary fill in the prompts and rating row. Edit any prompt, or choose Custom and write your own.
- 2. Set the answer space. Put a bar and a number after a prompt to choose its answer lines — One question I still have | 2. Without a number the ticket picks lines to suit its size, and the space is shared out so everything fits.
- 3. Choose the sheet. Print 2, 3, 4, 6 or 8 tickets per page, add name, date and topic lines, and add a 1–5 scale or a three-choice rating row. Dashed lines between tickets show where to cut.
- 4. Print at 100%. Pick Letter or A4 and print with Actual size and headers and footers off. Every ticket on the sheet is identical, so print one sheet per group of students and cut.
Choosing a Ticket
| Ticket | What it asks | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|
| 3-2-1 | Three things learned, two interesting, one question | A quick spread of what stuck and what students are curious about; works across subjects |
| Muddiest point | What was least clear in today's lesson | Where to start tomorrow — cluster the answers and re-teach the biggest cluster |
| Check for understanding | A 1–5 rating, plus one thing learned and one thing still needed | Who needs a small-group check-in, at a glance |
| One-sentence summary | Summarise the lesson in a sentence | Whether students can say the main idea in their own words |
Making Exit Tickets Work
An exit ticket is a brief, low-stakes question answered at the end of a lesson and collected on the way out. It is formative assessment: the point is to see what students understood while there is still time to act on it. The muddiest-point question comes from the classroom assessment techniques that Thomas Angelo and Patricia Cross described, and it works because it lets students name confusion without worrying about being wrong.
- Keep it to two or three minutes. One or two prompts is plenty; the more you ask, the shorter the answers get.
- Ask about the objective. A prompt that mirrors the day's learning target gives answers you can act on.
- Sort, don't grade. Make three piles — got it, nearly, not yet — and plan from the piles. Marking each ticket takes the time that makes the technique worth using.
- Use the rating row for trends. A 1–5 scale tells you how confident students feel, which is not the same as how much they know, so pair it with a prompt that asks for evidence.
Tickets are drawn in your browser at the real paper size, and nothing you type is uploaded. If the prompts are long for the ticket size, the type shrinks to fit and a notice suggests fewer tickets per page.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is an exit ticket?
- An exit ticket, or exit slip, is a short question or two that students answer on a slip of paper at the end of a lesson and hand in on their way out. Teachers read them to see what students understood and what to teach next, so they are used for feedback rather than for a grade.
- How do I make a 3-2-1 exit ticket?
- Choose the 3-2-1 template. It prints 3 things I learned, 2 things I found interesting and 1 question I still have, with three, two and one answer lines. Edit the wording if you want a subject-specific version, such as three vocabulary words, two examples and one question.
- How many exit tickets fit on a page?
- You can choose two, three, four, six or eight per sheet. Two to four give plenty of writing room for younger students or longer answers; six or eight save paper for one-line answers. With many long prompts on eight-up tickets the type is reduced to fit, and a notice appears.
- What is a muddiest point exit ticket?
- It asks one question: what was the muddiest point in today's lesson, meaning the least clear? Reading the answers shows which idea to revisit. The template gives four answer lines, and you can lengthen or shorten that with the number after the bar.
- Can I write my own exit ticket questions?
- Yes. Choose Custom or just edit the prompt box, with one prompt per line and up to six prompts. Add a bar and a number to set the answer lines for a prompt. The ticket shrinks the spacing to fit the sheet.
- How do I show students' confidence on the ticket?
- Turn on the rating row and choose a scale from 1 to 5 or three choices — need help, nearly there, got it. Students circle one. Change the question above it, such as How confident am I with today's skill?
- Will the tickets print the right size for cutting?
- Yes. The sheet is drawn at real paper size, with the grid filling the area inside a 0.5 inch margin on Letter or a 12 mm margin on A4. Dashed lines between tickets mark where to cut. Print with the scale at 100% so every ticket comes out the same size.