The next skill in answering SBQ is reliability skill.

Reliability is analysing
whether the source can be trusted or believed. That means the author
is saying something that can be accepted.
Step 1 is to look at the content of the source itself. Is what the source
is saying acceptable? or does it have any questionable ideas or views.
Step 2 is to cross reference the source with other sources. Do other
sources have the same views? If so, does that make the base source
more reliable if another source agrees with it?
Step 3 is to see if the source's author has any hidden meaning or
agenda. This part is questioning if the source has any bias or sarcasm
or is it being negative due to the person stand on an issue.
Depending on the source, or question, you may also try out enhanced
reliability of the source. Enhanced reliability means that the author's
view can be reliable as he is some one who has no reason to lie or not
be truthful. For example, a general who is condemning the behaviour
of the soldiers in his own army. Since the general is from the same
army as the soldiers, we can say that what he says about the soldiers
is reliable. This is because he does not gain anything by condemning
his own army. Thus his reliability is enhanced. However, to answer
enhanced reliability, you must know who the author is, and what is his
position in the whole situation. You can usually detect this in the
provenance of the source.
Open the files below to study the format and method of answering
reliability skill questions. After that, try out the attached exercise as a
practice.