Debate Exit Tickets – Printable Slips for Class Debates

How it works

These debate exit tickets print four to a page, for after a class debate. The first has a Topic line, then The strongest argument I heard, A point I would rebut, and how, and Did my view change? Why?

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Print the exit tickets

Press Print the exit tickets, then cut the Letter or A4 page along its dashed lines.

For the class that listened

A before and after slip has boxes for For, Against and Not sure. A both sides slip has a column of reasons for and one of reasons against. The ballot asks which side made the better case and what the other side needed.

For a debater

Four slips are for speakers: a self-check with boxes for Yes and Not yet, my best point and the one I missed, a rebuttal slip that starts The other side said, and one that weighs the evidence behind a claim.

The short slip has one prompt: A question I would ask the other side.
The last sheet is a sample from a made-up class debate on longer recess.

Questions and answers

What do you put on a debate exit ticket?

Ask what the listener heard and what it did to their view: the strongest argument, a point they would rebut and whether they changed their mind. Speakers get slips of their own.

Do the debate exit tickets work for a class discussion?

Yes. The Topic line is blank and no format, round or speaking time is printed. The discussion slip, on disagreeing politely, also fits a seminar or a class meeting.

How many debate exit tickets print on a page?

Four, except on two sheets: the short slip prints six to a page and the sample is a single full page.

All 11 sheets

Exit tickets for the class after a debate 6

Before and after debate exit ticket with boxes to check A box to check under For, Against or Not sure, once for before the debate and once for after it, under a Topic line. A line at the foot asks what changed the student's mind or did not. Four slips to a page.
Both sides exit ticket: reasons for and reasons against Two open columns, Reasons for and Reasons against, with three lines each under a Topic line. A line at the foot starts Where I stand now. Four slips to a page.
Debate ballot exit ticket: the side that made the better case Topic and Better case made by lines, then two lines each for that side's best point and what the other side needed. Four slips to a page.
Debate exit ticket: argument, rebuttal, my view Four slips with cut lines. Each has a Topic line, then two lines each for the strongest argument heard, a point the student would rebut and whether their view changed.
Disagreeing politely exit ticket for a class discussion Two lines each for something the student disagreed with, how they said so or would say so politely, and a point that made them think again. Four slips to a page.
Short debate exit ticket: a question for the other side The shortest slip: Name and Date lines and three lines under A question I would ask the other side. Six slips to a page.

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Exit tickets for a debater 4

Debater self-check exit ticket with boxes to check Four sentences with a box to check under Yes or Not yet: I stated my claim clearly, I gave evidence for it, I answered the other side and I kept to my time. A line at the foot starts Next time I will. Four slips to a page.
Evidence exit ticket: a claim I heard and how it was backed A line for the claim, two lines for the evidence given for it and three for whether that was enough. Four slips to a page.
Rebuttal exit ticket: they said, I say Two lines for what the other side said, three for the student's answer to it and two for the evidence they would use. Four slips to a page.
Speaker's debate exit ticket: my best point, the one I missed A My side line, then two lines each for the speaker's best point, a point they wish they had answered and evidence still needed. Four slips to a page.

Filled-in sample 1

Sample: a class debate on longer recess, first slip filled in Sample. A full-page copy of the first slip filled in by a made-up student after a class debate on a made-up topic.

How this list was compiled: Laid out and worded in-house on October 9, 2026. Every prompt is ours and no published ticket is copied. The sample is made up for this page. Licence: own work