Recitation /(rĕs`ĭ*tā"shŭn)/

Rec·i·ta·tion

Recitation

n.
  1. The act of reciting; rehearsal; repetition of words or sentences.
  2. The delivery before an audience of something committed to memory, especially as an elocutionary exhibition; also, that which is so delivered.
  3. The rehearsal of a lesson by pupils before their instructor. (Colleges and Schools)