@sam rutherford.
Sam, I’m more surprised that you’re surprised!
From an operational point of view dealing with any circuit traffic regardless of fixed or rotary or wherever it is in the circuit is something I’d expect a low hour PPL student to be asking.
There was a sign in an old crew-room which stated “The only stupid question is the one you don’t ask.” - As seasoned instructors we should be encouraging questions like this, then perhaps the level of knowledge would be far higher.