The manual contains test materials for the examination of the Russian language as a foreign threshold level (TRKI-1, general knowledge) . In accordance with the structure of the exam, the manual includes five subtests: "Lexico-grammatical test", "Audiation", "Reading", "Letter", "Speaking" Each subtest is provided with instructions to perform. The manual also provides working and control matrices and rating tables for the evaluation of subtests "Letter" and "Speaking" . The manual is intended for teachers and foreign students of an additional general education program that provides training for foreign citizens and stateless persons to master professional programs in Russian .