exit ticket

noun

A small assignment done at the end of a class period, often based on the subject taught that period.

Meanings

nounexit ticket (plural exit tickets)

plural exit tickets

  1. A small assignment done at the end of a class period, often based on the subject taught that period.

Origin

From exit + ticket, because of it being one's "ticket" to exit the classroom.

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APA

exit ticket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exit%20ticket

MLA

“exit ticket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exit%20ticket. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exit ticket,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exit%20ticket.

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