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Build a second brain for exam prep with Ronri
Build an Obsidian-style exam notebook in Ronri with linked syllabus notes, source-based AI, question-bank practice and spaced repetition.
How is Ronri different from Obsidian for exam prep?
Obsidian gives you a flexible Markdown vault, backlinks and community plugins. Ronri gives you a simpler starting point for exams: linked notes, a topic index, a mind map, study AI that can cite your sources, and a teacher-curated RubricMark question bank. Where a curriculum map is available, it reflects the topics published for that exam; keep your own syllabus notes checked against the exam organiser.
For an Obsidian-style setup, make one exam hub, link a note for each syllabus topic, and add worked examples and mistakes as you practise. Ask your notes where a rule came from, then try a question without the answer open.
Start with an exam roadmap
Save the official syllabus link and its edition or date. Make an exam hub in Topic Index or start from the Exam preparation template. Write the exam date, the sections you need to prepare for and what each section asks you to do. Where RubricMark offers a curriculum map, use the published topics to find practice; compare them with the organiser’s latest syllabus.
Make one linked note per topic. For an arithmetic exam, your hub might link to Percentage change, Ratios and Units. Mark each topic with a next action such as “learn the method”, “try a question” or “retry a mistake”. In Mind map, place a free topic where you want it, then connect it to a branch or another topic when the relationship is clear. Keep the original syllabus link beside the map.
Build a knowledge base you can navigate
Capture lesson notes, worked examples and PDFs in Inbox. When you file a note, give it a topic and a useful category such as Concept, Method or Reference. Link related notes with double brackets around their titles or use the note link control. Check the Topic Index and Knowledge graph to see how your examples, mistakes and source notes fit together.
Give each concept note a definition in your own words, a worked example, a common error and a source with a page or heading. In a “Percentage change” note, link to “Current price” so you can see why two successive changes use different bases. You can import supported Markdown from an Obsidian vault and keep a Markdown copy of your Ronri notes. Obsidian plugins and their scripts run in Obsidian.
Use AI to find and check evidence
In Ask your notes, choose the relevant notes or search your notebook on supported devices. Ask a narrow question: “Where do my notes say which value is the base for the second percentage change?” Open the cited note or PDF page and compare the answer with the original. If the source does not answer the question, keep it on your list to investigate.
Use AI to draft a short recall question or flashcards from the source. Check the wording and answers before saving. Use the plan to choose a concrete next task, such as solving three fresh problems with different starting values.
How to do spaced repetition with exam notes
On iOS or macOS, open a concept or worked example and turn on Schedule note review under Topic and category. Find due and overdue notes in today’s Notebook calendar or Revisit notes. Try to explain the main idea from memory before you open the note, then check it and record how you did.
Each successful recall advances to the next gap of 1, 2, 4, 7, 15 or 30 days. Choose Review again tomorrow to restart the sequence. The calendar also groups new notes by creation date. For individual facts and formulas, use the separate flashcard schedule. In Obsidian, you can build a similar daily view with Templater for dates, Dataview for lists and Journals for daily pages.
Let your mistakes choose the next study session
On your exam’s page, try an available set from RubricMark’s teacher-curated question bank. Work without your notes first. If you miss a question, record what went wrong in Mistake Book where available, or add it to your linked topic note.
For example, increasing 100 by 20% gives 120. A 20% decrease then takes 24 away from 120, leaving 96. If you answered 100, add “use the current value as the base” to your note and try a different pair of changes tomorrow. At the end of the week, review the syllabus map and choose one topic you still cannot apply.
Try it yourself
Your linked notes explain a rule correctly, but you still use it in the wrong situation during practice. What should go into your next review?
Show the answer and explanation
Add a short prompt that asks when the rule applies, a worked counterexample and one fresh practice question.
The note preserves the explanation. Recalling the condition before a new attempt tests whether you can choose the rule yourself.