In assaying the quality of a high school’s academic curriculum, it has become commonplace and even (i)___________to discredit the people who argue in favor of more progressive subjects. Indeed, those who most (ii)___________criticize “new-age” administrators are often the most heralded among their peers.

Blank (i) Blank (ii)
A. fortuitous D. incisively
B. outmoded E. lamely
C. fashionable F. jocosely


First blank is easy as the word needs to be in line with commonplace and infact should put an additional emphasis on commonplace - fashionable fits here.


Most heralded ones can be the ones who criticize mores severely - incisively