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