What is a good exit ticket?
A good exit ticket is 1–3 quick questions tied directly to the day's objective that students answer before leaving, so you know overnight who needs reteaching.
A good exit ticket is a fast, targeted check on the day's objective — one to three questions students answer in the last few minutes of class.
The key is alignment: each question should map to what you said students would be able to do. If today's objective was comparing fractions, the exit ticket asks them to compare two fractions and justify — not a general "what did you learn?"
Escalate the questions from recall to reasoning so you can tell the difference between students who memorized a procedure and students who understand it. Then use the results: sort the tickets into "got it / almost / reteach" and let that pile decide how you open tomorrow.
Keep it short. An exit ticket that takes ten minutes is a quiz; the point is a quick read on the room.
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