You could try the same format as the review queues on stack exchangereview queues on stack exchange. Here the focus lies on the current task:
When the context of the other items is not important you could use a list of items to be reviewed:
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Or skip that altogether when the other items are not relevant (like in the stack exchange model) and jump directly to the first task.
A skip button is useful to skip the current task and continue to the next.