Exit Tickets for ESL Students

Print four ESL exit tickets a page, each with two sentence frames, a word bank line and a picture box.

Press a line to type on it.

Name:Date:Word bank:Finish the sentenceToday I learned thatFinish the sentenceA new word for me isDraw the new wordName:Date:Word bank:Finish the sentenceToday I learned thatFinish the sentenceA new word for me isDraw the new wordName:Date:Word bank:Finish the sentenceToday I learned thatFinish the sentenceA new word for me isDraw the new wordName:Date:Word bank:Finish the sentenceToday I learned thatFinish the sentenceA new word for me isDraw the new word
Sentence frame slip: word bank, picture box Four slips with cut lines. Each has a Word bank line, two sentence frames to finish (Today I learned that, A new word for me is) and an open box to draw the new word.
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How it works

These exit tickets for ESL students start each answer for the writer. The first slip has a Word bank line, two frames (Today I learned that, A new word for me is) and a box to draw the new word.

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Type the word bank, then print

Press the Word bank line on the first slip and type the lesson's words. They show on all four slips. Then press Print the exit tickets and cut along the dashed lines.

ESL exit tickets by sentence frame

Other slips carry other frames: I can now and I need help with, I think and because, Yesterday I, Today I and Tomorrow I will. A speaking slip starts How do you say, with a box for the partner's answer.

Elementary ESL exit tickets

For beginners, one sheet has an open box to draw one thing from the lesson and primary lines that start This is. Another asks for a new word in English, the same word in the student's own language and a drawing.

  • A checklist slip has one box each for listening, speaking, reading and writing, for students who are not writing sentences yet.

Questions and answers

What makes a good ESL exit ticket for a beginner?

A sentence that is already started. A frame such as Today I learned that leaves the student one idea to add, and the Word bank line holds the words to add it with.

Can I use these as exit tickets for ELL students in any subject?

Yes. No frame names a subject, so the same slip follows a math, science or reading lesson.

How many slips are on a page, and on what paper?

Most sheets hold four slips with dashed cut lines. The draw-and-label sheet holds two and the one-sentence slip six. Every sheet prints on Letter or A4.

All 11 sheets

Exit tickets with sentence frames 6

  • ESL exit ticket to ask a partner: how do you say A speaking slip. One box starts How do you say, the other holds the partner's answer and starts You say. Four slips to a page.
  • ESL exit ticket: I can now, I need help with Two sentence frames on each slip: I can now, and I need help with. Four slips to a page.
  • ESL exit ticket: I think, because A frame for an idea and a frame for its reason, so the answer is one long sentence joined by because. A Question line at the top. Four slips to a page.
  • ESL exit ticket: yesterday, today, tomorrow Three frames for three tenses: Yesterday I, Today I, Tomorrow I will. Four slips to a page.
  • Sentence frame slip: word bank, picture box Four slips with cut lines. Each has a Word bank line, two sentence frames to finish (Today I learned that, A new word for me is) and an open box to draw the new word.
  • Short ELL exit ticket, six to a page: one sentence about today The shortest slip: two lines under One sentence in English about today. Six slips to a page.
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Exit tickets to draw and label 2

  • Elementary ESL exit ticket to draw and label For beginners and younger students: an open box to draw one thing from the lesson and primary lines that start This is. Two to a page.
  • ELL exit ticket: a new word in English and in my language Three boxes: the new word in English, the same word in the student's home language and an open box for a picture of it. Four slips to a page.

Exit tickets to check or rate 2

  • ESL exit ticket to rate how much I understood, 1 to 4 Four sentences to rate from 1 to 4: I understood the directions, I knew the new words, I answered in English and I asked when I was lost. Four slips to a page.
  • ESL exit ticket with a checklist: listen, speak, read, write Four things with a box to check for each: listened to a partner, spoke in a full sentence, read something aloud, wrote a new word. A line for one word to remember. Four slips to a page.

Filled-in sample 1

  • Sample: the sentence frame slip after a lesson on morning routines Sample. A full-page copy of the first slip filled in by a made-up student after a lesson on morning routines. The picture box is left open.

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

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