Question

Choose the pair of words that best completes this analogy: prescription : physician :: remedy : medicine agriculture : farmer pen : ink ruling : judge

Answer 1

ruling : judge

Prescription (written word for medication): physician (handles/gives prescription. Thus, ruling (written word of verdict): judge (gives ruling)

Answer 2

The pair of word that best describes the analogy: Prescription : physician is:

-Ruling : Judge. Knowing that a physician is a person qualified to practice medicine and that he is the official person who can provide a prescription (an order that is written by a physician). In the same sense, a judge is public official appointed to make a ruling (authoritative decision).