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Exit Ticket · Quick check before they leave

Multiple Choice + Why

Multiple Choice + Why asks students to pick an answer and then explain which detail supports it. TeacherHero generates it for the Exit Ticket phase, so a class set sorts quickly by choice while the written reason shows whether a right answer came from understanding or from a lucky pick.

Choose an answer and explain the evidence.

Real generated output

Quick Check: Ada’s Changing Options

The Exit Ticket phase of a Grade 6 ELA lesson, as TeacherHero generated it. Planned for 4 minutes.

  1. Purpose

    Check whether students can explain how a change in the ferry setting affects Ada’s available action.

  2. The prompt

    Read the two moments in the Exit ticket. Choose the explanation that best shows how the ferry setting changes Ada’s available action after the whistle. Explain which detail supports your choice.

  3. Success criteria

    • Choose the explanation that connects the setting to Ada’s available action.
    • Explain how a detail from the passage supports your choice.

  4. Reteach signal

    If students choose an answer that treats the woman’s reassurance as removing the ferry’s physical limits, revisit how the whistle, gangway, and departure affect Ada’s options.

Why the coach chose it here — A whiteboard check fits four minutes and gives every student an independent transfer question rather than another chart row. Students interpret a new sequence of events, then justify their choice with text evidence. The strategy uses retrieval practice and elaboration to check whether students can connect a setting change to Ada’s available actions, supporting the lesson target and the evidence bank for the essay.

Frequently asked questions

Why add a written reason to a multiple-choice question?

Because a correct letter can be a guess. The reason shows the thinking, and it is often where a student with the wrong letter shows they nearly had it. Sorting by choice first and reading reasons second keeps a class set quick to review.

What is the reteach signal?

The pattern in tomorrow's planning that says a misunderstanding is common enough to address. In the example it names the specific wrong answer to watch for and what to revisit if many students choose it, so the exit ticket feeds the next lesson rather than a gradebook.

How long does it take students?

About four minutes in the example on this page, which is the window TeacherHero gives the Exit Ticket phase in that lesson. One question with a short reason fits; a quiz does not, and would turn the end of the lesson into an assessment session.

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