District 70 Judging Recognition

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1. According to the District 70 Judging handbook, there are five qualities that good judges must display. There are:

           a)   Accurate, Fair, Charming, Knowledgeable and Good Listeners.

           b)   Accurate, Fair, Trustworthy, Sympathetic and Good Listeners.

           c)   Accurate, Fair, Trustworthy, Knowledgeable and Good Listeners.

           d)   Accurate, Fair, Trustworthy, Knowledgeable and Good Lip readers.

2. A District 70 judge promise is to:

           a)   the contestants, Toastmasters International, the audience, myself and to pick a winner

           b)   the contestants, Toastmasters Australia, the audience, myself and to pick a winner

           c)   the contestants, Toastmasters International, the venue organisers, myself and to pick a winner

           d)   the contestants, Toastmasters International, the audience, global Toastmasters and to pick a winner

3. To be a knowledgeable judge, you must as a minimum know the

           a)   contest location and judging form

           b)   contest rules and judging form

           c)   contest rules and contest attire

           d)   names of all contestants

4. According to the Judge's Handbook judge checklist, the first and last thing a judge must do

           a)   Firstly; to confirm that you are not or will not be competing in the particular contest at any level and lastly; tear off the ballot, fold once and hold high in the air to be collected by the counters.

           b)   Firstly; take a notepad, pen, pencil and eraser and lastly; note the results and compare them with your own.

           c)   Firstly; note the date, time and place of the contest and lastly; note the results and compare them with your own.

           d)   Firstly; to confirm that you are not or will not be competing in the particular contest at any level and lastly; note the results and compare them with your own.

5. Once you have arrived at the contest venue as an invited judge, who must you inform?

           a)   Contest Chairman and Host Club President

           b)   Contest Chairman and Chief Judge

           c)   Invited guest and Chief Judge

           d)   All contestants

6. The methodology of the judging process is based on

           a)   reference based judging

           b)   standards based judging

           c)   personality based judging

           d)   preference based judging

7. When judging an international speech contest the two main questions to ask yourself are

           a)   Was the speech presented in English? How did the audience react to the message?

           b)   Was the speech of interest to the audience? How did the timers time the speech?

           c)   Was the speech of interest to the audience? How did the audience react to the message?

           d)   Was the pronunciation of the speaker of interest to the audience? How did the audience react to the message?

8. The scores for specific sections in the form are

           a)   50% for content, 30% for delivery and 20% for language

           b)   30% for content, 30% for delivery and 40% for language

           c)   70% for content, 20% for delivery and 10% for language

           d)   60% for content, 30% for delivery and 10% for language

9. While judging, you should always be taking

           a)   plenty of notes

           b)   plenty of water

           c)   plenty of vitamins

           d)   plenty of criticisms

10. By taking plenty of notes, this helps you

           a)   compare two speakers who may be rated similarly

           b)   show to the speakers after the results have been announced

           c)   share with other judges while discussing results

           d)   use the information for your future speeches

The following five questions relate to the judging form

11. Under ‘content’ the section on speech development focuses on

           a)   Structure, Word count and Support Material

           b)   Structure, Organisation and Props used

           c)   Structure, Organisation and Support Material

           d)    Introduction, Organisation and Support Material 

12. When you are focusing on ‘Did the message contribute to the listeners’ knowledge, their growth and stimulate their thinking process’, you are judging under what section?

           a)   Speech value – Ideas, Title and Original Thoughts

           b)   Speech value – Structure, Origination and Support Material

           c)   Speech value – Achievement of Purpose, Interest and Reception

           d)   Speech value – Ideas, Logic and Original Thought

13. The mechanics of presenting the message is represented by the speaker’s

           a)   Delivery

           b)   Effectiveness

           c)   Content

           d)   Language

14. When judging the manner of a speaker, you should consider

1. Did the speaker appear sincere, concerned for the audience?

2. Did the speaker appear confident?

3. Did the audience believe the message?

4. Did the style, pace and demeanour build a link with the audience?

           a)   All of the above

           b)   IV only

           c)   I and II

           d)   II, III and IV

15. When judging the language of a speech, there are two things to consider.

           a)   Appropriateness and Core sentences

           b)   Appropriateness and Correctness

           c)   Voice and Manner

           d)   Directness, Assurance and Enthusiasm

16. What is the barrier described below that judges should avoid?
    “Resist giving high marks because the speaker dresses well or has dynamic delivery but rather give high marks because the speaker is good.”

           a)   Halo Effect

           b)   Reverse Halo Effect

           c)   Lets Help the Underdog

           d)   Second Time Around

17. In Toastmasters, we do not rely on a single judge to determine the result of a contest. Select the correct minimum number of judges required according to the different levels.

           a)   Area level – Five, Division level – Seven and District – Nine

           b)   Area level – Six, Division level – Seven and District – Eight

           c)   Area level – Four, Division level – Five and District – Six

           d)   Area level – Five, Division level – Seven and District – Seven

18. For the concept of collective wisdom to work, a number of conditions must apply, all of which are satisfied in Toastmasters Speech Contest. These are

           a)   Dual system, Independence and Aggregation

           b)   Diversity, Independence and Accountability

           c)   Deduction, Internal judges and Aggregation

           d)   Diversity, Independence and Aggregation

19. To execute the ‘diversity’ element of the collective wisdom concept, there needs to be

           a)   A large diverse group of contestants involved, which is why judging panels get larger and more diverse the higher the level of contest.

           b)   A large diverse group of people involved, which is why judging panels get larger and more diverse the higher the level of contest.

           c)   A large volume of audience for the contest so that the speakers get the highest level of audience participation.

           d)   A large group of people to bring the multiple foods offered at a Toastmaster contests.

20. The Chief Judge’s pre-contest briefing responsibilities include

           a)   Review Judge’s Guide and Ballot and speaking area with judges

           b)   Verify presence of contestants and pronunciation of names

           c)   Draw for speaking positions

           d)   Review speech contest rules with speakers

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 If you have any queries about this test process, please email Juliana Jamal at judge@d70toastmasters.org