The article presents to the analysis of various aspects of the test in Russian as a foreign language of the second level in Russia and the test in Russian as a foreign language of the eighth level in China: the state requirement for the level of language proficiency, the structure of the test, the purpose of the test, types of tasks and the implementation of competencies. A detailed comparative analysis of the structure of test questions is especially carried out. The conclusion is that the above five aspects, even if there is a slight difference between the two tests, can make it possible to say that there is a correspondence between the level eight test and the second level test.

Keywords: test; Russian as a foreign language; general analysis; government requirement; structure and types of tasks; the purpose of the test; implementation of competencies.