Abstract. Performing examination work in the Russian language, and in other subjects, requires the following skills from a school graduate: analyze, classify linguistic facts in order to ensure various types of speech activity; evaluate linguistic phenomena from the point of view of normativity; analyze language units in terms of correctness, accuracy and appropriateness of their use; use the basic methods of text processing, evaluate written statements in terms of language design, the effectiveness of achieving the set communicative tasks; conduct linguistic analysis of texts of various functional styles and varieties of language; create your own speech statement in accordance with the tasks; exercise self-control.