Explanation:
the gradient = the slope = the incline = ...
many different names for the same thing.
however you call it, it is the ratio
y coordinate change / x coordinate change
whet going from one point on the line to another.
for questions like this we should look for points with integer coordinates (going through a vertex of the coordinate grid squares).
I see for example right at the left beginning (0, 1).
the next one is then (4, 2).
when going from (0, 1) to (4, 2) :
x changes by +4 (from 0 to 4).
y changes by +1 (from 1 to 2).
so, the slope or gradient is
+1/+4 = 1/4