Read a passage, then choose the cue questions that pull its buried facts into the summary, covering everything with the fewest, sharpest cues.
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How to play
The page is laid out like a Cornell note sheet: notes on the right, a cue column on the left, and a summary band below that fills only with the facts your chosen cues actually retrieve. Mine the round to score your coverage and efficiency.
Read the passage and note how many key facts are buried in it
Pick cue questions from the left column to retrieve those facts
The summary fills in from whatever your cues recover
Aim for full coverage while wasting as few cues as possible, then press Mine
Game modes
Daily: one shared passage per day
Practice: a fresh random passage each round
Controls
Desktop: click cue questions to select or deselect them, Clear cues to reset, and Mine to score
Phone & tablet: tap cues to toggle them and tap Mine to score the round
Tips & strategy
A sharp cue retrieves several facts at once, favor broad questions over narrow ones to keep your cue count low
Watch the still-buried count: deselect cues that retrieve nothing new to avoid the wasted-cue penalty
What you'll learn
Cornell Quarry turns the Cornell note-taking system into a deliberate study challenge.
Skills: note-taking, the Cornell method, summarizing, study skills
Best for: roughly grades 7–12 (ages 12+)
For parents & teachers: the Cornell note-taking method, practised.
About Cornell Quarry
Cornell Quarry is an original free browser study game that turns the Cornell note-taking system into a deduction puzzle about asking the questions that best retrieve what you read.
A free, original browser game on PlayPendium. No download, no install.
