The manual contains test materials for the exam in Russian as a foreign elementary level (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 the program "Practical course of Russian as a foreign language" and additional general education program , providing training of foreign citizens and stateless persons to master professional programs in Russian .