Past Continuous vs Past Simple

I had a bath when the phone rang last night.

I was having a bath when the phone rang last night.

The students stopped talking when the teacher walked into the room.

The students were stopping talking when the teacher walked into the room.

We ran to the car to keep dry when it started to rain.

We were running to the car to keep dry when it began to rain.

Were you listening to me? - Yes. You asked me if I had done my homework.

Did you listen to me? - Yes. You asked me if I had done my homework.

He broke his leg while riding his bike at the weekend.

He was breaking his leg while riding his bike at the weekend.

No wonder she fell off her bike. She didn’t look where she was going.

No wonder she fell off her bike. She wasn’t looking where she was going.

I read a book when she sent me an SMS.

I was reading a book when she sent me an SMS.

What did you do when the dog ran into the room? - I jumped out of the window.

What were you doing when the dog ran into the room? - I was jumping out of the window.

What were you doing when the dog ran into the room? - I was looking up a word in my dictionary.

What did you do when the dog ran into the room? - I looked up a word in my dictionary.

Did you eat lunch when the fire alarm rang?

Were you eating lunch when the fire alarm rang?