Which nouns fit?

teacherJapan Reading is ( ).1) a leisure activity2) an amusement 3) an entertainment4) a pastime 5) a pleasure

They all could work, depending on the circumstances. I don't really find reading to be 'an amusement' or 'an entertainment', but it could be if the material were funny enough.

My textbook mentions that "a pastime" is usually used to talk about a pleasure on the national level, but is this accurate?

teacherJapan My textbook mentions that "a pastime" is usually used to talk about a pleasure on the national level, but is this accurate?

That's possible, but it isn't how I generally use it. [ Note that I corrected my own error in my first response (in red). ]

Hi

A pastime can be any recreation that a person has to pass the time. It could be quite an unusual and individual thing that is not shared on a national level. I don't know, like, studying ants, for example. Not many people, I think, do that, but it could be a pastime

However, your textbook is right in saying that 'national pastime' is a collocation. For example, US speakers mi

Thank you very much, both, for your answers!! So is my understanding correct? As long as I don't use "a pastime" along with "national," it can mean something we do on a individual level?

teacherJapanAs long as I don't use "a pastime" along with "national," it can mean something we do on an individual level?

Absolutely, yes.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH