The written exam
The 2026 Rules of the Road do not print a question count. They do not print a pass mark. Both sit in the Secretary of State's written-test rule. No time limit is printed in the book or the rule (Rules of the Road, written-test rule).
For a Class D license, the written test has a minimum of 35 questions. You must answer 80 percent of them correctly. On a test of 35, that is 28 right, so you may miss 7. The rule says minimum, and the book prints no higher count (written-test rule).
The basic written exam asks you to know signs by shape, color, or symbol. You also identify signals and pavement markings. You answer multiple-choice and true-or-false questions. Those questions cover traffic laws, safety rules, crash prevention, and vehicle equipment. The book presents that as the basic written exam (Rules of the Road).
The testing rule gives the Class D test in English. It may also be given in other languages the Secretary of State finds necessary. That choice depends on identifiable demand. The rule does not name the other languages (written-test rule).
If you cannot read the test, the rule says it may be given orally. You can request an oral exam in person at a driver's license facility. Oral exams are offered Monday through Thursday. They serve a language barrier or a reading or learning disability (Rules of the Road).
If you cannot read English or another language that is offered, you may still take the test. An interpreter may help. If the facility does not have one ready, you bring your own (written-test rule).
You get three attempts to pass each exam. The year runs from the day you paid the application fee. The book does not print a separate retake fee. Cheating fails that exam. You then wait 30 days before you try again (Rules of the Road).
You take this exam at a Secretary of State driver's license facility. The book does not describe an online Class D written exam (Rules of the Road).
On this site, a practice test shaped like the real one is 35 questions with 7 misses allowed. That size is the rule's minimum. Seven misses is what 80 percent allows on a test of that size (written-test rule).
Practice that test here, free. A right answer passes without comment. A miss is explained where it happens, because that is the moment it teaches.